The Department shall annually develop and submit for approval to the US Department of Health and Human Services, or its successor, a State Plan that meets the requirements of the Low Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 893; 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621 et seq.) and the implementing regulations in 45 C.F.R. §§ 96.1 through 96.68, and §§ 96.80 through 96.89.
The Department shall adhere to the terms of the approved State Plan.
For each fiscal year that the Program is administered, the Department shall publish notice of the draft State Plan in the D.C. Register and provide the public with notice and an opportunity to provide written comments.
The Department shall publish the approved State Plan within one (1) calendar month of the date the State Plan is approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3602