North Carolina § 143B-344 - 46. Weatherization Assistance Program and Heating/Air Repair and Replacement Program.

§ 143B-344. 46. Weatherization Assistance Program and Heating/Air Repair and Replacement Program.

The State Energy Office within the Department may administer the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Families and the Heating/Air Repair and Replacement Program functions. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as obligating the General Assembly to appropriate funds for the Program or as entitling any person to services under the Program. History (2003-284, s. 10.3; 2013-360, s. 15.22(h), (i).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(h), effective July 1, 2013, provides: "Part 9 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes, G.S. 108A-70.30 , is recodified as Part 33 of Article 7 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes, G.S. 143B-344.46." This section is former G.S. 108A-70.30 , as recodified by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(h), effective July 1, 2013. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(a), provides: "The State Energy Office is hereby transferred from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This transfer shall have all of the elements of a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(g), provides: "The programs administered under the North Carolina Energy Assistance Act for Low-Income Persons, being the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Families and the Heating/Air Repair and Replacement Program, and any other energy-related assistance program for the benefit of low-income persons in existing housing, are transferred from the Department of Commerce to the State Energy Office in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The transfer under this subsection shall have all of the elements of a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013.'" Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(i), effective July 1, 2013, inserted "State Energy Office within the"near the beginning of the section.