(a) The corporation shall plan, study, implement, and assist programs for home energy conservation and weatherization including, without limitation, the (1) home energy loan program;
(2) rural capital retrofit program; and
(3) energy efficiency and weatherization program.
(b) In the development of a home energy conservation or weatherization program under (a) of this section, the corporation may not consider the value of Alaska longevity bonus payments under AS 47.45 or permanent fund dividends under AS 43.23 in determining whether a person meets income guidelines established under AS 18.56.088 and (a) of this section for a state or, to the extent permitted by federal law, a federal energy conservation or weatherization program.