PRINTER'S NO. 175
No. 128 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY HERMAN, BARD, HERSHEY, GEORGE, BUNT, BALDWIN,
CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DeWEESE, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, LEACH,
LEVDANSKY, MANDERINO, MANN, MUNDY, PAYNE, RUBLEY, SAYLOR,
SEMMEL, STERN, TANGRETTI, THOMAS, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG,
YUDICHAK AND MELIO, FEBRUARY 10, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2003
AN ACT
1 Providing for the Weatherization Assistance Program and for the
2 Weatherization Assistance Fund; and making an appropriation.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the
7 Weatherization Assistance Program Act.
8 Section 2. Declaration of policy.
9 The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
10 (1) The United States Department of Energy annually
11 provides grants to states to undertake energy conservation
12 measures in the residences of low-income families who are
13 unable to afford such measures themselves.
14 (2) Weatherization assistance funds are used to provide
15 such measures as energy audits, air leakage control,
16 installation of insulation and improvements to water heater
1 systems.
2 (3) The Weatherization Assistance Program is presently
3 funded in its entirety with Federal funds and is administered
4 by the Department of Community and Economic Development.
5 (4) By providing a State appropriation, it is
6 anticipated that an additional 400 homes will be able to
7 receive weatherization assistance each year.
8 Section 3. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Department." The Department of Community and Economic
13 Development of the Commonwealth.
14 "Energy conservation measures." Includes energy audits, air
15 leakage control, installation of insulation and improvements to
16 water heater systems.
17 "Fund." The Weatherization Assistance Fund established in
18 section 4.
19 "Program." The Weatherization Assistance Program established
20 by the United States Department of Energy and administered by
21 the Department of Community and Economic Development.
22 Section 4. Weatherization Assistance Fund.
23 (a) Establishment.--The Weatherization Assistance Fund is
24 hereby established within the General Fund in order to carry out
25 the purposes described in this section.
26 (b) Use.--The fund shall be used by the department to
27 provide energy conservation measures consistent with the
28 provisions of the program.
29 Section 5. Appropriation.
30 The sum of $1,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the General
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1 Fund for the fiscal year 2003-2004, to carry out the provisions
2 of this act.
3 Section 6. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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