41-4906. LIMITS OF LIABILITY FOR CONTRACTS OF INSURANCE ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR. (1) Contracts of insurance issued by the administrator shall contain the following per occurrence and annual aggregate limits of liability for paying the costs of corrective action and compensating third parties who are legally entitled to receive compensation for bodily injury and property damage arising out of accidental releases from covered petroleum storage tanks:
(a) For owners or operators of heating tanks, farm tanks or residential tanks, no more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per occurrence and no more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) annual aggregate;
(b) For nonmarketers of petroleum products who are owners or operators of above ground and underground storage tanks and who consume ten thousand (10,000) gallons or less of petroleum products each month, no more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per occurrence and no more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) annual aggregate;
(c) For owners or operators of one (1) to one hundred (100) covered underground petroleum storage tanks, no more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and no more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) annual aggregate;
(d) For owners or operators of one hundred and one (101) or more covered underground petroleum storage tanks, no more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and no more than two million dollars ($2,000,000) annual aggregate; and
(e) For owners or operators of covered above ground petroleum storage tanks, no more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and no more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) annual aggregate.
(2) Legal defense costs shall be disregarded for purposes of determining whether the limits specified in subsection (1) of this section have been reached.
(3) Benefits provided by the trust fund shall be primary and shall not be construed to be excess over and above any other valid and collectible insurance.
(4) If an owner or operator owns or operates more than one (1) of the types of petroleum storage tanks listed in subsection (1) of this section, then the limit of liability applicable to the type of petroleum storage tank from which the accidental release occurred shall apply. In no event shall any of the limits of liability in subsection (1) of this section be combined to exceed the highest per occurrence and annual aggregate limits of liability for any single category in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(e) of this section applicable to an insured owner or operator.
History:
[(41-4906) 41-4905, added 1990, ch. 119, sec. 1, p. 273; am. 1991, ch. 59, sec. 4, p. 122; am. & redesig. 2003, ch. 96, sec. 5, p. 290.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 49 - PETROLEUM CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND ACT
Section 41-4901 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 41-4902 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
Section 41-4903 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 41-4904 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND.
Section 41-4906 - LIMITS OF LIABILITY FOR CONTRACTS OF INSURANCE ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 41-4907 - OWNER OR OPERATOR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Section 41-4908 - EXCLUSIVENESS OF REMEDY.
Section 41-4910 - DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION FEES AND TRANSFER FEES.
Section 41-4911A - PROVISIONS OF CONTRACTS OF INSURANCE — RENEWAL.
Section 41-4912 - STORAGE TANKS ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE.
Section 41-4912A - STORAGE TANKS LOCATED ON SITES WHERE CONTAMINATION IS PRESENT.
Section 41-4913 - STATE TREASURER CUSTODIAN OF TRUST FUND — DUTIES.
Section 41-4914 - DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF FUNDS — INTEREST.
Section 41-4915 - PERPETUAL APPROPRIATION.
Section 41-4916 - ENROLLED SUBSCRIBERS’ LIABILITY ON JUDGMENT.
Section 41-4918 - CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE.
Section 41-4919 - REINSURANCE.
Section 41-4920 - PAYMENTS FROM THE TRUST FUND BY STATE TREASURER.
Section 41-4921 - RESERVE FUNDS.
Section 41-4922 - PLAN OF OPERATION.
Section 41-4923 - REGISTRATION OF THE TRUST FUND.
Section 41-4924 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION.
Section 41-4925 - APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION — FEE.
Section 41-4925A - AMENDMENTS TO PLAN OF OPERATION.
Section 41-4926 - GRANT OR DENIAL OF REGISTRATION.
Section 41-4927 - BYLAWS OF THE FUND.
Section 41-4928 - RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS — ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Section 41-4929 - MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR — MANDATORY PROVISIONS.
Section 41-4930 - EXISTING INSURANCE LAWS TO APPLY TO THE TRUST FUND WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.
Section 41-4932 - EXAMINATION OF BOOKS, RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.
Section 41-4933 - ADMINISTRATOR — FIDELITY BONDS.
Section 41-4934 - PROHIBITED PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN PLAN MANAGEMENT.
Section 41-4935 - POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.
Section 41-4936 - RECOVERY OF DEPLETED FUNDS.
Section 41-4937 - IMPAIRED TRUST FUND.
Section 41-4938 - LIQUIDATION OF TRUST FUND.
Section 41-4939 - VOUCHERS FOR EXPENDITURES.
Section 41-4940 - BORROWED SURPLUS AND SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS.
Section 41-4942 - RULES — DIRECTOR — DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
Section 41-4943 - APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.