Section 17-2040-9 - Allowance for utilities and other services(a) The authority shall maintain a utility allowance schedule for utilities and other services that shall be coordinated with the allowance schedules of the respective counties. The utility allowance schedules, as set forth in Exhibit D, shall be published once per year on the authority's website.(b) On request from a family that includes a person with disabilities, the authority shall approve a utility allowance which is higher than the applicable amount in the utility allowance schedule if a higher utility allowance is needed as a reasonable accommodation in accordance with 24 C.F.R. part 8 to make the program accessible to and usable by the family member with a disability.(c) A participant shall receive a utility reimbursement when the utility allowance exceeds the total tenant payment. [Eff 7/28/2022] (Auth: HRS § 356D-13) (Imp: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2, §3202, 135 Stat. 4; 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(o); HUD Notice PIH 2021-15(HA); 24 C.F.R. § 982.517; HRS § 356D-13)