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AB 1465 Assembly Bill-AMENDED • http://www.legmfo.m.gov/pub/biWab...00/ab_1465_bill_200I0404_amended_asm.html. (2) This section is not a limitation on the authority of the board to authorize the use of the procedure provided in Article 10 (commencing with Section 11445.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. SEC. 7. Section 25299.57 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 25299.57. (a) If the board makes the determination specified in subdivision (d) , the board may only pay for the costs of a corrective action that exceeds the level of financial responsibility required to be obtained pursuant to Section 25299.32, but not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for each occurrence. In the case of an owner or operator who, as of January 1, 1988, was required to perform corrective action, who initiated that corrective action in accordance with Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code or Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) , and who is undertaking the corrective action in compliance with waste discharge requirements or other orders issued pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code or Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) , the owner or operator may apply to the board for satisfaction of a claim filed pursuant to this article. It is the intent of the Legislature that claimants applying for satisfaction of claims from the fund be notified of eligibility for reimbursement in a prompt and timely manner and that a letter of credit or commitment that will obligate funds for reimbursement follow the notice of eligibility as soon thereafter as possible. (b) (1) For claims eligible for reimbursement pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25299.55, the claimant shall submit the actual cost of corrective action to the board, which shall either approve or disapprove the costs incurred as reasonable and necessary. (2) The board shall not reject any actual costs of corrective action in a claim solely on the basis that the invoices submitted fail to sufficiently detail the actual costs incurred, if all of the following applies: (A) Auxiliary documentation is provided which documents to the board's satisfaction that the invoice is for necessary corrective action work. (B) The costs of corrective action work in the claim are reasonably commensurate with similar corrective action work performed during the same time period covered by the invoice for which reimbursement is sought. (C) The invoices include a brief description of the work performed, the date that the work was performed, the vendor, and the amount. (c) For claims eligible for prepayment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25299.55, the claimant shall submit the estimated cost of the corrective action to the board, which shall approve or disapprove the reasonableness of the cost estimate. (d) Except as provided in subdivision (j) , a claim specified in subdivision (a) may be paid if the board makes all of the following findings: (1) There has been an unauthorized release of petroleum into the environment from an underground storage tank. (2) The claimant is required to undertake or contract for corrective action pursuant to Section 25299.37, or, as of January 1, 1988, the claimant has initiated corrective action in accordance with Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) , the claimant has complied with Section 25299.31 and the permit requirements of Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) . 10 of 15 4/24/013:49 PM