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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK Late payment fees assessed to customer accounts during the time the Agency's disbursement process to the utility is pending are applicable. 2. If funds are available, and the recipient has no other means to pay, the Agency must pay the entire delinquent amount up to the currently prescribed upper limit, as determined by FPL. While this limit can be increased or decreased at the discretion of FPL, the standard upper limit for the program is $500. 3. No recipient may receive more than a one-time benefit in a twelve-month period on the current account. No recipient may circumvent this limitation. Commitment initial set-up date is used to determine the 12 -month time period. 4. Disbursement of funds by the Agency must be by check payable to Florida Power & Light Company and must be received by FPL's Payment Processing Center no later than 60 days from the commitment date. 5. Payment must be submitted in the name of the FPL Account Holder (customer of record) for the household applying for assistance. 6. Exceptions to the requirements listed above require the approval of the FPL Area Business Specialist Maflagea, and may require additional approval by the FPL Lead Area Business Specialist Manager. IV. Public Energy Assistance Programs The FPL Care To Share Program is designed to fill voids in existing energy assistance programs that have exhausted their resources or where recipient's needs exceed program limits. Agency caseworkers should document efforts to link recipient with the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program for the Elderly (EHEAP), and the National Food and Shelter (FEMA) program energy funds in advance of, and prior to committing any, FPL Care To Share funds to such client. V. FPL / Agency Interface Program Funding FPL will solicit its customers to contribute to the "FPL Care To Share" fund via the customer's monthly electric statement, and may as an option supplement customer contributions with shareholder and employee contributions. FPL will determine in its sole discretion the method by which contributions will be collected. FPL will collect and distribute these funds to the administrative Agency proportional to the amount of donations received in the area to which the Agency has agreed to provide program services. FPL shareholder and employee contributions will be distributed to the administrative Agency at the discretion of FPL, with area population and poverty factors considered. FPL will work closely with the Agency on disbursement of Agency funding. FPL funds from all sources will be disbursed to the Agency on a quarterly basis (subject to change upon 30 days notice from FPL). 5FPL Care To Share Program Agreement (rev 11-27-2023)