Vermont § 2601 - Policy and purpose

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§ 2601. Policy and purpose

  • (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to secure the safety and health of low income Vermont
    households by providing needy Vermonters with assistance for the purchase of essential
    home heating fuel. To further this purpose, application acceptance, processing, and
    eligibility determination should as much as is practical be coordinated with other
    economic benefit programs administered by the Agency of Human Services. (b) This chapter establishes a Home Heating Fuel Assistance Program in the Agency of Human
    Services with both a seasonal fuel assistance component and a crisis component. (Added 1995, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 10, 1996; amended 2009, No. 88 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 2010.)

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Section 2601 ("Policy and purpose") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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