# Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1207: Low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program; creation; administration; purpose; duties of department > Michigan · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1207 ## Section - **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1207 - **Heading:** Low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program; creation; administration; purpose; duties of department - **Jurisdiction:** Michigan - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-34-of-1984 / Section 400.1207 ## Text Sec. 7. (1) There is created a low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program. The program shall be administered by the department to prevent utility service shut-offs, promote awareness of and changes in energy use habits, promote conservation techniques, provide incentives for energy conservation, help reduce energy use by improving the housing stock, and provide relocation assistance. (2) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate weatherization efforts for assisted households. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, and subject to restrictions prescribed by federal regulations governing temporary assistance to needy families or other federal programs, rules of the department, or otherwise, for preventing the disclosure of confidential information to any person not authorized by law to receive the confidential information, on an annual basis, the department shall make available to an energy provider information concerning applicants for, and recipients of, public assistance, the disclosure of which is necessary and the use of which is strictly limited to the purpose of an energy provider administering a program created by statute or by order of the Michigan public service commission and intended to assist applicants for, or recipients of, public assistance in defraying their energy costs or preventing or delaying utility disconnection. (c) Expand the department's energy crisis intervention services within available resources. The department shall review and make recommendations concerning cases of assisted households having natural gas use or electrical consumption that exceeds the annual consumption cap, and shall expand its effort to identify dwellings that cannot be made energy-efficient and help relocate those assisted households to more energy efficient dwellings if reasonable alternative housing is available. The department shall determine whether a dwelling cannot be made energy efficient. (d) Develop and implement a uniform record keeping and reporting system for the program. (e) Establish monitoring criteria for program evaluation that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: ( i ) The number of assisted households that exceed the annual consumption cap. ( ii ) The average consumption both before and after weatherization for each assisted household. ( iii ) The number of shut-offs of heating service to assisted households. ( iv ) The number of dwellings of assisted households weatherized. History: 1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984; Am. 2009, Act 170, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009 ## Nearby sections - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1201 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1201.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1202 Meanings of words and phrases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1202.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1203 Definitions; A to C.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1203.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1204 Definitions; D to P.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1204.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1205 Definitions; P to S.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1205.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1206 Definitions; S to W.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1206.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1207 Low income heating assistance and shut-off protection program; creation; administration; purpose; duties of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1207.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1207a Low income customer energy bills subject to shutoff; direct payment by department to energy provider; agreement; eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1207a.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1208 Annual consumption cap; establishment; conditions requiring payments in excess of limits; lowering or raising consumption caps.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1208.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1209 Enrollment in program; conditions; automatic reenrollment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1209.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1210 Shut-off protection; application of payments in excess of actual billings; duration of protection; effect of vacating dwelling; treatment of emergency needs recipient; relocation of assisted household.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1210.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1211 Excess energy consumption; review and investigation; noncompliance with suggested corrections; reduction of excess consumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1211.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1212 Preenrollment arrearage; determination; payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1212.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1213 Quarterly projections or compilation of actual billings by provider utility; billing department; deduction of payments from total department obligation; sample of account status; monthly cost settlements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1213.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C400_AAct-34-of-1984_S400.1207. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.