Federal regulations provide the framework for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). These rules and regulations give state and local weatherization programs guidelines to provide the energy efficiency improvements to low-income dwellings.
Legislation
Title | Date Issued |
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5 | February 17, 2009 |
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Public Law 110-140 | December 19, 2007 |
Energy Act of 2005, Public Law 109- 58 | August 8, 2005 |
Energy Act of 2000, Public Law 106- 469 | October 19, 2000 |
State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act (SEEPIA), Public Law 101-440 | 1990 |
Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1984, Public Law 98-558 | October 30, 1984 |
Job Training Partnership Act, Public Law 97-300 | October 13, 1982 |
Energy Security Act (ESA), Title V, Subtitle E, Public Law 96-299 | June 30, 1980 |
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Title II, Part 2, Public Law 95-619 | November 9, 1978 |
Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 (Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act), Public Law 94-385 | August 14, 1976 |
Regulations
Title | Effective Date | Description |
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10 CFR Part 200 and Part 910, Final Rule published September 24, 2015 | October 26, 2015 | Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards |
10 CFR Part 440, Interim Final Rule published March 11, 2010 | Final Rule published June 7, 2010, effective on July 7, 2010 | Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons: Maintaining the Privacy of Applicants for and Recipients of Services |
10 CFR Part 400, Final Rule, published January 25, 2010 | Effective February 24, 2010 | Amended the eligibility provisions applicable to multi-unit buildings |
10 CFR Part 440, Final Rule | Published and effective on March 25, 2009 | Amended program to include the U.S. Territories and Puerto Rico |
40 CFR Part 745, Final Rule, published April 22, 2008 | June 23, 2008 | EPA Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program |
10 CFR Part 440, Direct Final Rule, published June 22, 2006 | August 21, 2006 | Implemented changes mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
10 CFR Part 440, Interim Final Rule, published December 8, 2000 | January 8, 2001 | Implemented changes to improve operation of the program that evolved since the last rulemaking in 1995 |
10 CFR Part 440, Interim Final Rule, published June 5, 1995 | July 5, 1995 | Implemented changes to the allocation formula |
10 CFR Part 440, Final Rule, published March 4, 1993 | Implemented changes mandated by SEEPIA | |
10 CFR Part 440, Interim Final Rule, published December 5, 1985 | January 6, 1986 | Implemented changes mandated by the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1984 |
10 CFR Part 440, Interim Final Rule, published January 4, 1985 | February 4, 1985 | |
10 CFR Part 440, Final Rule, published January 27, 1984 | February 27, 1984 | |
10 CFR Part 440, Amendment to Interim Rule, 2 | Published and effective March 3, 1982 | Made changes mandated by section 573 of ESA |
10 CFR, Amendment to Interim Rule, published June 1, 1981 | July 1, 1981 | Made changes to the Interim Rule mandated by ESA |
10 CFR Part 440, Interim Rule | Published and effective February 27, 1980 | |
10 CFR Part 440, Final Rule, published August 29, 1979 | ||
10 CFR Part 440, Final Rule, published May 31, 1979 | July 2, 1979 | Amended the regulations as mandated by NECPA |
10 CFR Part 440, Final Rule, | Published and effective January 2, 1979 | Amended regulations based on the experience gained during the first year of the WAP |
10 CFR Part 440, Establishment of Regulations, Final Rule, published June 1, 1977 | May 25, 1977 |
- Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
This circular establishes principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions. The principles deal with the subject of cost determination and make no attempt to identify the circumstances or dictate the extent of agency and institutional participation in the financing of a particular project.
- Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87: Cost Principles for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Establishes principles and standards for determining costs for federal awards carried out through grants, cost reimbursement contracts, and other agreements.
- Office of Management and Budget Circular A-122: Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations
This circular is used by all federal agencies in determining the costs of work performed by non-profit organizations under grants, cooperative agreements, cost reimbursement contracts, and other contracts in which costs are used in pricing, administration, or settlement.
- Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133: Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (Single Audit Act)
As amended in 1996, the Single Audit Act of 1984 sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among federal agencies for the audit of states, local governments, and non-profit organizations expending federal funds. Non-federal entities that expend $300,000 or more in a year in federal awards must have a single or program-specific audit conducted.