OAR 330-280-0140: Funding Transferred from the Community Heat Pump Deployment Program

(1) Funds transferred from the Community Heat Pump Deployment Program to the Oregon Rental Home Heat Pump Program under Senate Bill 1525 shall be used in the provision of grants and rebates under the Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 330 Division 280 and associated administrative costs and expenses. A rebate for the purchase and installation of a heat pump and grant for upgrades to facilitate the installation of the heat pump, financed by these transferred funds, shall be provided to an eligible dwelling that is occupied by a member of a federally recognized Tribe in Oregon for which no eligible entity has been awarded a grant under ORS 469B.460. (2) Each Tribe must have the same amount of funding allocated for that Tribe under the Oregon Rental Home Heat Pump Program as was allocated for that Tribe under the Community Heat Pump Deployment Program. (3) In order to qualify for a rebate funded by moneys allocated for eligible dwellings occupied by a member of a specific federally recognized Tribe in Oregon, the owner of the dwelling where the installation will be located must provide proof of the tenant’s Tribal membership to the Department. Proof of Tribal membership shall be provided in at least one of the following ways: (a) A tribal enrollment card; (b) A letter from a Tribal enrollment officer; (c) A Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB); or (d) Verified documentation of eligibility for the Indian Health Service as an American Indian or Alaska Native.