The energy supplier may use the energy assistance funds only for those energy supply bills that are incurred by a household between July 1 and April 30 of the current program year and are unpaid at the time the claim is submitted to the department for payment. Utility companies which bill their customers monthly and which base their billings on their meter readings may submit bills for energy assistance funds only for those meter readings occurring between October 1 and May 15 of the current program year.

Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982; 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985; 12 SDR 73, effective November 4, 1985; 14 SDR 90, effective January 3, 1988; 17 SDR 66, effective November 12, 1990; 23 SDR 101, effective December 22, 1996; 31 SDR 192, effective June 8, 2005; 35 SDR 49, effective September 10, 2008.

General Authority: SDCL 28-1-50.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-1-46.