277-22 Exhibit(s)-Low Income Household Water Assistance Program.pdf

It is expressly understood and agreed by the Utility Company that no lists of LIHWAP recipients will be developed or maintained by any Utility Company and the identifying information contained on any LIHWAP check will be used solely for the purpose of applying the amount of the benefit to the recipient’s water/sewer utility account. E. Confidentiality The Utility Company understands and agrees that pursuant to statutes, regulations, and policies, certain information provided by the Department to the Utility Company is deemed confidential. The Utility Company understands and agrees that it is obligated to ensure that no confidential information shall be disclosed to any third party, except so as to effectuate the purpose as stated in this Agreement or as required by law. a. The Utility Company further agrees to maintain the same standard of confidentiality in accordance with 45 CFR 205:50(a) (2) (11); and b. To advise all Utility Company personnel who will have access to the data of the confidential nature of the information, the safeguards required, and the criminal and civil sanctions for non-compliance contained in Federal Statutes, such as Section 1106(a) of the Social Security Act, 5 U.S.C. 5522a(i), and Section 7217 of the Internal Revenue Code, and any other relevant State Statutes. F. Requests for Information Any receipt by a Utility Company of a request under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13 (“OPRA”), by subpoena or any other manner of request for any records of individual recipients of assistance from the Department, shall be provided by the Utility Company to the Department within 24 hours of receipt in order to allow the Department to timely assert any privilege associated with a Utility Company customer’s participation in an assistance program. F. Liability The Department assumes no liability for the improper or illegal use of information obtained from the Department and provided to the Utility Company. The Utility Company assumes no liability for the improper or illegal use of information obtained from the Utility Company and provided to the Department. H. Compliance with Applicable Law The Parties agree that in the performance of this Agreement they shall comply with all applicable State, and Federal

ility Company and provided to the Department. H. Compliance with Applicable Law The Parties agree that in the performance of this Agreement they shall comply with all applicable State, and Federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, laws and regulations which address the confidentiality of the records/data and information contained in the Parties files. I. Parties’ Representatives The Department’s representative is _________, or the duly appointed successor. The Department representatives are authorized to receive correspondence, including notices referenced in this Agreement and/or otherwise pertaining to its subject matter. However, notifications as to data breaches or incidents shall be communicated as set forth in Subsection V of this Agreement. Page 3 of 7