1. (a) As used in this chapter, "eligible program costs" means costs that are associated with an electricity supplier's low income customer assistance program and that:

   1. (1) have been incurred, or are reasonably estimated to be incurred, by the electricity supplier in administering the low income customer assistance program, including administrative activities involving:

      1. (A) customer eligibility verification;
      2. (B) billing services; and
      3. (C) contribution management; and

   2. (2) have not been and will not be recovered by the electricity supplier through contributions of any money, services, or property that have been or will be provided at no cost to the electricity supplier by or through any:

      1. (A) governmental agency or program; or

      2. (B) other third party, including voluntary charitable contributions from nonprofit organizations or from employees, customers, or shareholders of the electricity supplier;

         in support of the program.

2. (b) The term does not include lost revenues associated with an electricity supplier's low income customer assistance program.

As added by P.L.36-2026, SEC.11.