Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:193

  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Residential consumer: means an individual or family eligible for utility relief under the provisions of Title III of P. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:192
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Utility: means any publicly owned, investor-owned, cooperative or municipally controlled company, corporation, partnership, business, system, or person which supplies gas or electricity or both to residential consumers in Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:192

Each residential consumer shall receive utility relief in accordance with the provisions of Title III of P.L. 96-223, the “Home Energy Assistance Act of 1980.”1  The secretary of the department responsible for implementation of Title III of P.L. 96-223, as designated by the governor, shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations and take such actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.  

Acts 1980, No. 712, §1.

142 U.S.C.A. §8601 et seq.