Texas Administrative Code › Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 6 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 6.408 - Department of Energy Weatherization Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  cost principles and administrative requirements listed in §1.402 in
				  Chapter 1 of this title (relating to Cost Principles and Administrative
				  Requirements), Subrecipients administering DOE programs must also adhere to
				  10 CFR Part 440, 10
				  CFR Part
				  600, active DOE WAP Program
				  Notices/Memorandums, NREL Standard Work Specifications, and the applicable
				  International Residential Code (IRC).
(b) WAP Policy Advisory Council. In
				  accordance with Tex. Gov't Code, §
										2110.005 and
				  10 CFR §
											440.17, the Department shall establish the
				  Weatherization Assistance Program Policy Advisory Council (WAP PAC), with which
				  it will consult prior to the submission of the annual plan and award of funds
				  to DOE.
(c) Adjusted Average
				  Expenditure Per Dwelling Unit. Expenditures of financial assistance provided
				  under DOE-WAP funding for the Weatherization services for labor, weatherization
				  materials, and program support shall not exceed the DOE adjusted average
				  expenditure limit for the current Program Year per Dwelling Unit as provided by
				  DOE, and as cited in the Contract, without special agreement via an approved
				  waiver from the Department.
(d)
				  Electric Base Load Measures. DOE has approved the inclusion of selected
				  Electric Base Load (EBL) measures as part of the Weatherization of eligible
				  residential units. Refrigerator usage data must be obtained either by metering
				  the appliance for a minimum of two (2) hours or from a DOE approved tool when
				  calculating the EBL SIR. Energy Audit Procedures.
(1) SIR for the Energy Audit procedures will
				  determine the installation of allowable Weatherization measures. The
				  Weatherization measures must result in energy cost savings over the lifetime of
				  the measure(s), discounted to present value, that equal or exceed the cost of
				  materials, and installation. An Energy Audit may consist of Incidental Repairs,
				  Energy-Saving Measures (starting with Duct Sealing and Infiltration Reduction),
				  and Health and Safety Measures. All Energy-Saving Measures must rank with an
				  SIR of one or greater. The total Cumulative SIR, prior to Health and Safety
				  measures, must be a one or greater in order to weatherize the dwelling
				  unit.
(2) The Energy Audit has not
				  been approved for multifamily buildings containing 25 or more units. A
				  Subrecipient that proposes weatherizing a building containing 25 or more units
				  must receive approval from the Department prior to beginning any Weatherization
				  activity.
(3) Energy Auditors must
				  use the established R-values for existing measures provided in the
				  International Energy Conservation Code (IECC when entering data into the Energy
				  Audit. Subrecipient must follow minimum requirements set in the applicable IRC
				  or jurisdictions authorized by state law to adopt later editions.
(4) A Subrecipient utilizing the Energy Audit
				  must enter into the audit all materials and labor measures proposed to be
				  installed.