Section 25299.59 Of Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.75. >> Article 6.
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. (a) If the board has paid out of the fund for any costs
of corrective action, the board shall not pay any other claim out of
the fund for the same costs.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 25299.57 and 25299.58, for a
claim filed on or before December 31, 2014, the board shall not
reimburse or authorize prepayment of any claim in an aggregate amount
exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000),
less the minimum level of financial responsibility specified in
Section 25299.32, for a claim arising from the same event or
occurrence. If a claim exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000) for
an occurrence, the board may only reimburse costs submitted pursuant
to Section 25299.57 for those costs in excess of one million dollars
($1,000,000).
(2) If a claim is filed on or after January 1, 2015, the board
shall not reimburse or authorize prepayment of the claim in an
aggregate amount exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000), less the
minimum level of financial responsibility specified in Section
25299.32, for a claim arising from the same event or occurrence.
(c) The board may conduct an audit of any corrective action claim
honored pursuant to this chapter. The claimant shall reimburse the
state for any costs disallowed in the audit. A claimant shall
preserve, and make available, upon request of the board or the board'
s designee, all records pertaining to the corrective action claim for
a period of three years after the final payment is made to the
claimant.