(1) Dwellings which have been weatherized after September 30, 1993, with U.S. department of energy funds or with low income energy assistance program (LIEAP) weatherization or northwestern energy free weatherization funds after January 1, 1995 are not eligible for weatherization services. LIEAP weatherization funds and/or northwestern energy free weatherization funds may be used at any time to address a weatherization related imminent threat to the health or safety of an otherwise eligible household or to replace or make cost effective modifications to an otherwise eligible household's heating system to utilize a less expensive energy source.

(2) Community residential facilities as defined at 76-2-411, MCA which are the residence for low income elderly or handicapped individuals are eligible for weatherization.

(3) In determining which eligible households will receive weatherization services and in what order, households in each of the governor's substate planning districts shall be ranked according to energy burden. Households with the highest energy burden shall be given the highest priority and households with the lowest energy burden shall be given the lowest priority.

(a) The energy burden, as defined in ARM 37.71.401 , of households containing a member who is either 60 years of age or older or handicapped as determined by the federal social security administration under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act will be multiplied by 1.25 for pur­poses of prioritization.

(4) If there exists a weatherization related imminent threat to the health or safety of an eligible household, their home may be given a higher priority than that dictated by energy burden. It is the obligation of the household to provide proof of an imminent threat to the health or safety of the household to the local contractor. The local contractor must request that the department give the household's dwelling a higher priority.

(5) Weatherization will be scheduled to minimize travel and other nonproductive costs.

(a) If nonproductive costs are excessive, the scheduled home may be delayed for weatherization at a later date but in no instance shall the scheduled home be delayed longer than one year or the end of the contract period whichever comes first.

(6) Eligible homes, scheduled to receive partial weatherization from any other agency, may be prioritized higher to allow coordination and avoid duplication of weatherization services.

(7) A multi-family unit prioritized high enough to be scheduled for service that is also one of several units that comprise a 66 2/3% eligible multi-family building shall have the entire building weather­ized to avoid nonproductive costs.