A1062

Requires state agencies to review and potentially increase income thresholds for utility bill assistance and energy efficiency programs.

Requires the Department of Community Affairs, Department of Human Services, Board of Public Utilities, and any other State agency that administers a utility bill payment assistance program or energy efficiency program to, within one year of the bill’s effective date, complete a review of the program and increase the income threshold if appropriate. A review completed pursuant to this section shall consider factors such as the alignment of separate low-income and moderate-income income thresholds used across programs and agencies, the use of alternate income thresholds, including State median.