(30 ILCS 710/2-2) (from Ch. 5, par. 2202-2)
Sec. 2-2. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer programs
providing financial assistance in the form of interest subsidies or other
forms as allowed by federal law or regulation, court order, or federal
administrative order, to individuals and small businesses in rural areas
served by rural electric cooperatives for weatherization and energy
conservation purposes.
For purposes of this Act, weatherization shall include, but not be
limited to, insulation, caulking, or weather stripping, adding storm doors
or storm windows, repairing or replacing broken windows or doors, cleaning
and minor repairs of heating systems, and installation of set-back thermostats.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer the interest subsidy program directed to assist
individual consumers. The financial assistance for individuals shall not
exceed $2,000 and may be
extended to individuals whose household gross income does not exceed 150
percent of the area median income as defined by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
Each Department administering a program under this Section shall develop
the application procedures and terms of the assistance. Each Department
shall make use of existing administrative procedures where such procedures
are applicable.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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