§ 5-42 Certificate of Eligibility.
RCNY § 5-42
(a)The commissioner's staff will coordinate with the recipient, the utility, the vendor, NYCPUS and DOF, where applicable, to establish the effective date of the certificate of eligibility, which shall in no event be on or after July 1, 2005.
(b)The certificate of eligibility shall include the following information: (1) the benefit period the recipient is qualified for; (2) the special rebate a recipient is qualified for; (3) its date of issuance; (4) its effective date; and (5) its termination date.
(c)An applicant must execute the certificate of eligibility and return it to the commissioner within six (6) months of the issuance date stated on the certificate of eligibility or before July 1, 2005, whichever is earlier. Failure of the applicant to comply with this subsection may result in a revocation of the certificate of eligibility.
(d)Subsequent to establishing the effective date of the certificate of eligibility, the commissioner's staff shall affix such date to the applicant's certificate of eligibility and forward a copy of the fully completed and executed certificate of eligibility to the applicant and any other necessary party.
(e)The effective date of a certificate of eligibility issued by the commissioner after June 30, 2003, and before July 1, 2005, to an on-site cogenerator serving an eligible energy user that was certified before July 1, 2003 shall be the effective date of the first certificate of eligibility issued to such eligible energy user.
(f)The commissioner is authorized to certify an applicant as an on-site cogenerator as of a date prior to July 1, 2003, regardless of the date of such applicant's application for certification, provided the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the applicant had fulfilled all eligibility and filing requirements prior to July 1, 2003, and was not certified prior to such date due to the actions or inaction of the City.
