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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 119
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coordinator shall be the chief administrator of the Energy Assistance and Information
Program. The Executive Director of the Maryland Office of Economic Opportunity
shall also appoint a deputy coordinator who shall be the principal assistant to the
coordinator. Both appointees shall be selected because of their known experience and
interest in the development and implementation of economic opportunity programs.]
THERE IS AN OFFICE OF HOME ENERGY PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.
(b) The exercise of all authority, duties, and functions vested, or to be vested,
in the Office [of Energy Assistance and Information or in the coordinator or the
deputy coordinator] by the provisions of this subtitle or by any other laws of this
State is subject to the authority of the Secretary [of the Department] of Human
Resources as set forth in this article or elsewhere in the laws of Maryland.
6-405.
(a) The Office shall maintain liaison with [both] the UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Maryland [and the federal offices
of economic opportunity,] county and city offices concerned with energy programs,
citizen groups, and all other agencies of the State, federal, county, and municipal
governments [and it]. THE OFFICE shall consult with and advise these local groups
on their energy assistance programs and shall work at all levels of government to
administer and implement the [State] Energy Assistance [and Information]
Program Act. In addition, the Office shall establish liaison with all utility and major
fuel vendors in the State and shall seek their advice when developing and
implementing the [energy assistance] program.
(b) The Office shall collect and assemble pertinent information and data
available from other departments and agencies of the State and federal governments
and shall disseminate information in the interest of energy assistance. The Office
shall adopt the following information collection and dissemination procedures:
(1) Identification of all utility vendors and major fuel vendors within the
State, followed by efforts to obtain their voluntary cooperation with the energy
assistance program.
(2) A State information service that utilizes a toll free telephone number
to provide the public with program information and the location of the nearest local
energy assistance office.
(3) A mechanism for monitoring the effectiveness of the energy
assistance program to determine if eligible households are aware of and have access
to the local program offices.
(c) (1) The Office may employ professional, technical, clerical, stenographic,
and other personnel to carry out its duties and functions [within the limits of
budgetary appropriations from time to time].
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the employees of the ENERGY
ASSISTANCE Program shall be subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and
Pensions Article.
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