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0 ' c. By providing evidence of the coverage upon request to the local agency or regulatory agency; and d. By maintaining evidence of coverage at the UST site or the owner- or the o-oera=or' s place of business . Note : It is not necessary to submit an application to the State Fund to use the [_:ate Fund as your mechanism to demonstrate financial responsibility. 6 . Who pays into the State Fund? All owners of pe=roleum USTs that -are subject to the requirement to obtain a permi= to own or operate pursuant to Section 25284 of the Health and Satiety Code (H&SC) must pay a UST Storage Fee of $0 . 006 to the St_=e Board of Equalization for each gallon of petroleum placed in an UST. The fee is paid whether or not the State Fund is used as a financial responsibility mechanism. 7 . If I have to pay into the State Fund, why should I have or continue to carry my insurance? The State Fund is a reimbursement program. There are more claims and demands against the State Fund than can be processed for some time . Even if yc:: are a small business and have a high priority for funding, fund= may not be available at the time required to not disrupt your usiness or to comply with regulatory agency directives . Cost= associated with the tank removal or replacement, atto=ey fees, lost business, interest, etc . are not eligible under the State Fund. The UST owner or operator is also responsible for the 1st $10, 000 of eligible costs . 8 . If I have private 'insurance, can I submit a claim to the State Fund for reimbursement of my cleanup costs? Yes, provided tha= you are not also receiving reimbursement from your insurance. Claimants cannot legally claim costs from the State. Fund that 'r. ve been paid by others (insurance, settlements, etc. ) as this would constitute a double payment . 9 . How do I ]snow if I am eligible to use the State Fund as my financial responsibility mechanism? In order to use to State Fund as your financial responsibility mechanism, the law requires that you (1) must be the owner or operator of a pe=roleum UST as defined in Section 25281 (x) of the H&SC, (2) must be in compliance with applicable financial responsibility requirements, and (3) must be in compliance with UST laws and regulations . The State Fund works closely with local regulatory agencies to determine whether a claimant made a good faith effort to achieve comaliance with =_e regulations and relies heavily on the recommendation of the regulatory agency when evaluating eligibility. A primary objective in enforcing financial rest)onsibility requirements is to bring owners and operators into compliance with r=culations .