By Mr. Fallon of Malden, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3785) of Christopher G. Fallon for legislation to provide assistance for water and sewer rates for low and moderate income housing residents. Housing.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Christopher G. Fallon

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to assistance for water and sewer rates for low and moderate income households.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 24b of Chapter 23b, of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the first paragraph in line 5 by inserting after the words “federal government” the following:– “or homeowners who are eligible for the state one and two household fuel assistance program, so-called.” And is further amended by deleting clause (a) and inserting in place thereof the following new clause: The department shall use the same grantee agencies, similar applications and similar verification procedures as are used in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, to the maximum extent possible. The department may utilize ten percent of any funds appropriated for administrative costs of the program.