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Committee presses for accounting after administration reallocated ARPA funds for panel-upgrade, flood and weatherization work
Summary
Committee members asked Efficiency Vermont and the Department of Public Service for a detailed accounting after state action reallocated ARPA appropriations that had been assigned for electrification and panel-upgrade grants; members sought clarity on amounts and recipients.
Committee members on Jan. 30 pressed Efficiency Vermont officials for a clearer accounting of American Rescue Plan Act dollars originally directed toward electrification and panel upgrades after the administration reallocated some of those funds to other state priorities.
Peter Wolk, managing director of Efficiency Vermont, told the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee that ARPA-funded programs intended to support panel upgrades, flood recovery and moderate-income weatherization were delayed and that the administration reclassified some federal funds as state “revenue replacement” dollars, which changed deadlines and allowed some funds to be used for other state purposes. Wolk said the administration redirected certain appropriations late in the…
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