Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 813 - OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Division 205 - LOW-INCOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIWAP) › Section 813-205-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Terms used throughout OAR chapter 813, division 205 may be
				defined in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) or in the OHCS General Definitions (OAR
				813-005-0005). Terms used within this definition observe those definitions
				except as defined below:
(1) "Bulk
			 fuel" means liquid petroleum, propane, coal, wood, wood-based products, or
			 other fuel delivered and stored until used on-site by the final consumer to
			 produce energy.
(2) "Dwelling unit"
			 or "dwelling" means real or personal property within Oregon that is inhabited
			 as the primary residence of an owner or tenant.
(3) "ECHO Weatherization Guidelines" or "ECHO
			 Guidelines" means Energy Conservation Helping Oregonians Weatherization
			 Guidelines, as described in OAR 813-205-0007.
(4) "Greenhouse gas" or "GHG" means any gas
			 that contributes to anthropogenic global warming, including, but not limited
			 to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydroflurocarbons,
			 perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
(5) "Household" means any individual residing
			 alone, a family with or without children, or a group of individuals who are
			 living together as one economic unit and purchase residential energy in
			 common.
(6) "Low-income household"
			 or "Low-income" means a household with income that is at or below 200% of the
			 federal poverty level.
(7) "Low
			 Income Weatherization Assistance Program" or "LIWAP" means the Low Income
			 Weatherization Assistance Program administered by OHCS pursuant to this
			 division and other applicable law.
(8) "LIWAP requirements" means these
			 administrative rules; all funding agreement terms and conditions; OHCS
			 directives (including deficiency notices); the USDOE State Plan requirements;
			 the USDOE BIL State Plan requirements; the ECHO Guidelines requirements;
			 applicable LIHEAP funding requirements (see OAR chapter 813, division 200); and
			 applicable state, local, and federal laws and requirements.
(9) "LIWAP services" means services as
			 defined in OAR 813-205-0040, the USDOE State Plan, the USDOE BIL State Plan,
			 and the ECHO Guidelines, which are eligible activities with LIWAP
			 funding.
(10) "Persons of Native
			 American heritage" means a documented member of any federally-recognized tribe
			 of the United States.
(11) "USDOE
			 BIL State Plan" means the U.S. Department of Energy's Bipartisan Infrastructure
			 Law State Plan for Oregon, as described in OAR 813-205-0007.
(12) "USDOE State Plan" means the U.S.
			 Department of Energy State Plan of Oregon, as described in OAR
			 813-205-0007.
(13) "Tenant" has the
			 meaning provided in ORS
			 90.100.
(14) "Training and technical assistance" or
			 "T&TA" means activities designed to improve the subgrantee's management of
			 LIWAP services and increase the effectiveness of its customer service efforts.
			 Such activities may include, but are not limited to, those that result in
			 maximization of energy savings in a dwelling; minimization of production costs;
			 improvement of program management; and reduction of the potential for waste,
			 fraud, and abuse of LIWAP funding.
(15) "Weatherization services" means
			 conservation measures meant to reduce heating and cooling loads. These measures
			 may include both air infiltration reduction and thermal improvements, such as
			 wall, attic, and floor insulation.
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
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				  rule
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  456.555
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  757.612, ORS
				  458.505,
				   10 CFR
				  440  &
				   2 CFR
				  200