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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 37FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
SUBCHAPTER MFINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCRAP TIRE SITES
RULE §37.3021Financial Assurance Mechanisms

An owner or operator subject to this subchapter may use any of the financial assurance mechanisms as specified in Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Financial Assurance Mechanisms for Closure, Post Closure, and Corrective Action) for demonstrating financial assurance for closure, except:

  (1) a pay-in trust fund may not be used;

  (2) in §37.301(a), Section 10 shall be revised as follows: Section 10. Quarterly Valuation. The trustee shall quarterly, within 15 days of quarter-end, furnish to the Grantor and to the executive director a statement confirming the value of the Trust. Quarter-ends are designated as March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. Any securities in the Fund shall be valued at market value as of quarter-end. The failure of the Grantor to object in writing to the Trustee within 90 days after the statement has been furnished to the Grantor and the executive director shall constitute a conclusively binding assent by the Grantor barring the Grantor from asserting any claim or liability against the Trustee with respect to matters disclosed in the statement;

  (3) Section 37.161 of this title (relating to Establishment of a Standby Trust) does not apply to an owner or operator who utilizes either a surety bond or irrevocable standby letter of credit under this subchapter;

  (4) an owner or operator who utilizes the insurance mechanism as specified in §37.241 of this title (relating to Insurance) shall replace the wording specified in §37.241(b) of this title to read as follows: At a minimum, the insurer must be licensed to transact the business of insurance, or eligible to provide insurance as an excess or surplus lines insurer, in Texas.


Source Note: The provisions of this §37.3021 adopted to be effective March 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 2347

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