Arizona Revised Statutes Title 46. Welfare § 46-731. Utility assistance; qualified fuel fund entity; report; definitions

1. “Abandoned deposit” means a deposit, including any interest on the deposit, that is made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any amount that is paid in advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful deductions or any amount held by a utility that the utility has been ordered to refund by a court or administrative agency, and that remains unclaimed by the subscriber for more than two years after the termination of the services for which the deposit or advance payment was made, or for more than two years after the refund becomes payable and distribution occurs pursuant to the final order of the court or administrative agency that has jurisdiction to establish the terms and conditions of the refund.

2. “Qualified fuel fund entity” means a private community-based nonprofit entity that is recognized under § 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code 1 and that has a fuel fund established for the purposes of accepting private and public monies to provide utility assistance pursuant to subsection A of this section to low income residents in this state, including members of an Indian tribe who reside on an Indian reservation.

3. “Utility” means a person that, for public use, transmits, sells, delivers or furnishes electricity, water, gas, sewer or telecommunications services.