Ms. Reinstein of Revere, Mr. Guyer of Dalton, Mr. Aguiar of Fall River, Mr. Turner of Dennis, Mr. Patrick of Falmouth, Mr. Galvin of Canton, Ms. Fox of Boston, Ms. L’Italien of Andover, Mr. Lantigua of Lawrence, Mr. Fernandes of Milford, Mr. Alicea of Charlton, Mr. DiNatale of Fitchburg, Ms. Allen of Boston, Mr. Brownsberger of Belmont, Mr. Canessa of Lakeville, Mr. Timilty of Milton, Mr. Smizik of Brookline, Mr. Hynes of Marshfield of , Mr. Kafka of Sharon, Ms. Callahan of Sutton, Ms. Canavan of Brockton, Ms. Grant of Beverly, Mr. D’Amico of Seekonk, Mr. Donato of Medford, Mr. Erlich of Marblehead, Ms. Campbell of Methuen, Ms. Malia of Boston, Mr. McCarthy of East Bridgewater, Mr. Calter of Kingston, Mr. Eldridge of Acton, Mr. Verga of Gloucester, Mr. Donelan of Orange, Mr. Atkins of Concord, Mr. Murphy of Weymouth, Mr. Sullivan of Fall River, Ms. Porier of North Attleboro, Mr. Keenan of Salem move to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7004-0099 the following item:

7004-1000 For a supplement to the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program,42 U.S.C. sections 8621 et seq., for the purpose of assisting low-income elders, working families and other households with the purchase of heating oil, propane and natural gas and electricity and other primary or secondary heating sources; provided, that expenditure of these funds shall be made in a manner consistent with the state plan submitted by the department of housing and community development in accordance with the federal program; provided further, that the department shall establish the maximum assistance for which a household is eligible commensurate with the increased funding provided in this item; provided further, that the department may expend a portion of these funds for reasonable administrative costs consistent with the state plan submitted by the department of housing and community development in accordance with the federal program; and provided further, that the department may increase maximum assistance for which a household is eligible to reflect the needs of those households ................

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