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(2) Licensed Contractors: Any contractor constructing or installing a Qualifying Improvement shall be properly licensed and insured. (3) Materials: PACE Local Governments shall fund, and contractors and owner- builders shall construct or install, only Qualifying Improvements. PACE Local Governments shall establish an "Eligible Measures List" that identifies the types and specifications of Qualifying Improvements, using efficiency standards for materials and installation established by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or Florida state agencies. as applicable. The Eligible Measures List shall be regularly updated and made publicly available. The City shall have the right to review that list annually to assure compliance with this article. (4) Data Security and Consumer Privacy: PACE Local -Governments shall take security measures to protect the security and confidentiality of consumer records and information to the extent permitted by law. In addition, a privacy policy must be in place that complies with state and federal law and, in particular, shall provide a property owner the ability to opt-out of having the property owner's information shared with third parties, except where expressly required by state and federal law. (5) Contractor Pricing: Within six months of entering into an Interlocal-agreement, PACE Local Governments shall have in place pricing rules and enforcement mechanisms to ensure property owners are protected from excessive or unjustified prices and charges. (6) Protected classes. The PACE program and the program administrator shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, familial status, marital status, or sexual orientation. Additionally, The PACE program and the program administrator shall specifically develop and implement a program that validates the understanding of the PACE program and the terms of such financing by any property owner who is 65 years of age or older. (7) Estimated Energy or Insurance Savings Disclosure: PACE Local Governments shall include in the "Code of Conduct" (referenced below) and in contractor training the requirement that contractors inform Eligible Participants of the following: (1) Estimate of energy savings, insurance cost savings (if applicable) and return on investment, including the range of efficiency options (if applicable) using industry best practices; (2) Available rebates or incentives associated with Qualifying Improvements; (3) If energy improvements are undertaken: i. The benefits of installing energy efficiency improvements before renewable energy to reduce costs overall; ii. The benefits of a full Energy Audit of their property, names of energy audit professionals qualified through the Residential Energy Services Network, Building Performance Institute, Association of Energy Page 5 of 17