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Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
School District Account Information
AB 2729 (Ruskin), approved by the Governor and Chaptered by the Secretary of State September 30, 2008, creates the School District Account (SDA) in the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (Fund) within the State Water Resources Control Board. The bill transfers a sum of $10 million per year in Fiscal Years 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 from the Fund to the SDA to pay for claims filed by school districts in Priority Class D.
Existing law requires reimbursement to claimants according to a priority order, primarily based upon the size of the claimant entity. Claimants are assigned to Priority Class D if they do not meet defined conditions qualifying them for a higher priority ranking (Priority Class A through C). The priority class structure is outlined below:
- Priority A is given to residential tank owners
- Priority B is given to small California businesses, governmental agencies and non-profit organizations with gross receipts and/or number of employees below a specified maximum
- Priority C is given to California businesses, governmental agencies and non-profit organizations having fewer than 500 employees
- Priority D is given to all other claimants
Effective January 1, 2010, AB 1188 (Ruskin) amended AB 2729 (Ruskin) expanding the SDA to include Priority Class B and Priority Class C school district claims.
On February 5, 2009 the following letter was sent to school districts with Priority Class D claims:
- School Districts with Fund Priority Class D Claims and Interested Parties Letter dated February 5, 2009
- Listing of School Districts with Fund Priority Class D Claims as of February 5, 2009
Additional Updates and Notices:
- Updates to Reimbursement from the School District Account letter dated November 16, 2009
- School District Account Claims – Funds Available
- School District FAQs
