An Act To Create the Aging in Place Program
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1354
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: GOODALL, CAREY, CRAVEN, PATRICK, SAVIELLO, BLACK, CAMPBELL, GILBERT, HARVELL, STUCKEY
Amends: 5 MRSA §13073-C

Legislative Document 
No. 1354 
S.P. 473 
In Senate, April 9, 2013 
An Act To Create the Aging in Place Program 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator GOODALL of Sagadahoc. 
Cosponsored by Representative CAREY of Lewiston and 
Senators: CRAVEN of Androscoggin, PATRICK of Oxford, SAVIELLO of Franklin, 
Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CAMPBELL of Newfield, GILBERT of Jay, HARVELL 
of Farmington, STUCKEY of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §13073-C is enacted to read: 
§13073-C.  Aging in Place Program 
1.  Program established; administration.  The Aging in Place Program, referred to 
in this section as "the program," is established within the department to assist low-income 
seniors with aging in place.  The program facilitates housing improvements that allow 
low-income seniors to remain in their homes safely, independently and comfortably as 
they age.  The housing improvements include but are not limited to weatherization and 
improvements to meet federal Americans with Disabilities Act standards, replace 
substandard fixtures and hardware and reduce ongoing maintenance and heating costs.  
All funds received for this program must be deposited into the Aging in Place Fund 
established by subsection 3. 
2.  Eligibility.  Seniors eligible for the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Program are eligible for assistance under this program. 
3.  Aging in Place Fund created.  The Aging in Place Fund, referred to in this 
section as "the fund," is established to provide funding for the aging in place of low-
income seniors.  The fund is a dedicated, nonlapsing fund, and all revenues deposited in 
the fund remain in the fund and must be disbursed in accordance with this section. 
4.  Distribution of the fund.  The department shall disburse money from the fund to 
a statewide network that provides weatherization and home repair services, including but 
not limited to repairs to meet federal Americans with Disabilities Act standards, to 
replace substandard fixtures and hardware and to reduce ongoing maintenance and 
heating costs, to low-income residents. 
5.  Reporting.  A recipient of money from the fund shall report annually to the 
department on the use of the money, including the number of houses improved, the 
number of residents in those houses and the amounts of other funds leveraged. 
Sec. 2.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Aging in Place Program 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the statewide Aging in Place Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14
2014-15
All Other 
$750,000
$750,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$750,000
$750,000
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes the Aging in Place Program in the Department of Economic and 
Community Development to assist low-income seniors with aging in place, including 
assisting low-income seniors to remain in their homes.  It also establishes the Aging in 
Place Fund and appropriates money to the fund.  The department is required to disburse 
money from the fund to a statewide network that provides weatherization and home 
repair services, including but not limited to repairs to meet federal Americans with 
Disabilities Act standards, to replace substandard fixtures and hardware and to reduce 
ongoing maintenance and heating costs, to low-income residents.