(2) If moneys are donated to the fund for low income energy assistance by a home heating fuel or energy service provider that allows its customers to contribute to the program, that money so donated shall be redistributed through the Energy Crisis Trust Fund only within the service area of that home heating fuel or energy service provider.
(3) The Housing and Community Services Department shall contract with a private nonprofit or public organization or agency for the distribution of moneys in the Energy Crisis Trust Fund. The department or the contractor shall administer and distribute the funds in accordance with:
(a) The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.); and
(b) The Petroleum Violation Escrow Fund regulations. [Formerly 184.803; 1997 c.249 §157; 2015 c.180 §17]