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:
(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.
(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)
