New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 117 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Section 20.5.117.1713 - STANDBY TRUST FUND

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.5.117.1713

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. An owner or operator using any one of the mechanisms authorized by 20.5.117.1706, 1708, or 1709 NMAC shall establish a standby trust fund when the mechanism is acquired. The trustee of the standby trust fund shall be an entity that has the authority to act as a trustee and whose trust operations are regulated and examined by a federal agency or an agency of the state in which the fund is established.

B. The standby trust agreement shall be worded as specified in 20.5.117.1763 NMAC.

C. The secretary will instruct the trustee to refund the balance of the standby trust fund to the provider of financial assurance if the secretary determines that no additional corrective action costs or third-party liability claims will occur as a result of a release covered by the financial assurance mechanism for which the standby trust fund was established.

D. An owner or operator may establish one trust fund as the depository mechanism for all funds assured in compliance with this rule.

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