Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) In order to
qualify for a rebate offered under the program for low- or moderate-income
tenants, the owner of the dwelling where the installation will be located must
provide proof of eligibility. Proof of eligibility shall be provided in at
least one of the following ways:
(a) The owner
provides the Department with a U.S. Internal Revenue Service or Oregon
Department of Revenue tax transcript for each tax filer residing at the
dwelling where the heat pump shall be installed. A tax transcript must be for
the most recent tax filing year immediately preceding the current year, or the
transcript for the year prior if the tax return for the most recent tax filing
year has not yet been filed. A transcript must also demonstrate the household
adjusted gross income is less than or equal to 100 percent of state median
income adjusted for the applicable household size.
(b) The owner provides the Department an
eligibility notice for the household residing at the dwelling where the heat
pump shall be installed that a member of the household has received in the past
seven months for one of the following Oregon Department of Human Services,
Oregon Health Authority, or Oregon Housing and Community Services programs or
for one of the following programs administered by a federally recognized Indian
tribe or Tribally Designated Housing Authority:
(A) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP).
(B) Oregon Health Plan
(OHP) (Medicaid).
(C) Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
(D) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF)
(E) Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
(F)
Oregon Energy Assistance Program (OEAP)
(G) Low Income Weatherization Assistance
Program
(c) The owner
provides proof they are currently qualified under one or more of the following
programs administered by Oregon Housing and Community Services at the rental
housing where the heat pump shall be installed:
(A) A housing capital funding offering issued
through a Notice of Funding Availability;
(B) Low Income Housing Tax Credits;
(C) Oregon Multifamily Energy
Program;
(D) Conduit/Pass-Through
Revenue Bond Financing Program;
(E)
Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program;
(F) Loan Guarantee Program and General
Guarantee Program; or
(G) Oregon
Rural Rehabilitation Loan Program.
(d) The owner provides the Department proof
they are participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) at the
dwelling the heat pump shall be installed.
(e) The owner provides the Department proof
that either:
(A) They provide activities and
services funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development Indian Housing Block Grant at the rental housing where the heat
pump shall be installed; or
(B) The
rental housing where the heat pump shall be installed was constructed using
funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Indian
Housing Block Grant.
(f)
The owner provides the Department a certification, issued in the past 12
months, that a tribal member residing at the dwelling where the heat pump shall
be installed is qualified as low- or moderate-income, as attested to by a
federally recognized Indian tribe.
(2) The Department will provide low- or
moderate-income eligibility certification forms to contractors. For each
installation where the customer claims eligibility for the rebate rate for low-
or moderate-income tenants, all legal owners of the dwelling or their
representative must sign the form certifying that the information is accurate.
The contractor must submit a scanned copy of the form and accompanying
documentation to the Department as part of the reservation
application.
Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86
(Senate Bill 1536) & ORS 469.040
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 86
(Senate Bill 1536)
