Michigan Laws 400.1235 – Contracts
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 400.1235
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of human services. See Michigan Laws 400.1232
- Energy assistance: means a program to assist eligible low-income households in meeting their home energy costs for their primary residence through payment or partial payment of bills for 1 or more of the following:
(i) Electricity. See Michigan Laws 400.1232Funds: means a portion of the money received from the federal low income home energy assistance program block grant that is not used for the home heating credit, money received from the low-income energy assistance fund, or any other money appropriated for this program. See Michigan Laws 400.1232 Program: means the Michigan energy assistance program established in section 3. See Michigan Laws 400.1232
(1) The department, in consultation with the Michigan public service commission, may contract with different public or private entities or local units of government to provide energy assistance.
(2) The department shall include clear performance metrics in any contract with an entity under this section.
(3) Except as provided in this subsection, an entity with which the department contracts under subsection (1) shall use not less than 92% of the funds received from the department for energy assistance. An entity with which the department contracts under subsection (1) may, upon approval from the department, use less than 92% but not less than 90% of the funds received for the program for energy assistance.