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Sponsor seeks to consolidate Maryland energy-assistance programs to streamline aid
Summary
Delegate Fraser Hidalgo told the Environment and Transportation Committee HB 15-16 would fold state and federal utility-assistance programs into a single office to simplify access; advocates urged the change to improve LIHEAP uptake and back-end administration.
Delegate Fraser Hidalgo introduced House Bill 15-16 to consolidate Maryland's fragmented energy-assistance programs under a single office to simplify enrollment and improve delivery to low-income households.
"Marylanders are facing increasingly higher costs for energy," Fraser Hidalgo said, describing the proposal as a consolidation of…
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