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Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund - RUST Loans

Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund - RUST Loans


Loan Amount - Loans can range from $10,000 to $750,000.

Eligible Uses:

Costs needed to get into compliance with the Senate Bill 989. Typically this includes

  • plans
  • permits
  • drawings
  • excavation and removal of tanks
  • installation of new tanks
  • double walled piping
  • dispensers
  • under-dispenser containment boxes/pans
  • electronic monitoring system and enhanced vapor recovery system

Loan Terms and Collateral:

The loan term is ten years when secured by Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement on business assets. Or twenty years when the loan is secured by a Deed of Trust on real estate with adequate equity.

Interest Rate and Fees:

Below conventional market rates. Loan fee of 2% paid at final loan closing.


If you would like to apply for a loan with the Rust Loan Program,
please contact your local Financial Development Corporation.

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