Utah Code 19-6-421. Third party payment restrictions and requirements
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(1) If there are sufficient revenues in the fund, and subject to the provisions of Sections 19-6-419, 19-6-422, and 19-6-423, the director shall authorize payment from the fund to third parties regarding a release covered by the fund as provided in Subsection (2) if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-421
- Bodily injury: means bodily harm, sickness, disease, or death sustained by a person. See Utah Code 19-6-402
- Covered by the fund: means the requirements of Section 19-6-424 have been met. See Utah Code 19-6-402
- Director: means the director of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. See Utah Code 19-6-402
- Fund: means the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund created in Section 19-6-409. See Utah Code 19-6-402
- Property damage: means physical injury to, destruction of, or loss of use of tangible property. See Utah Code 19-6-402
- Release: means spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing a regulated substance from a petroleum storage tank into ground water, surface water, or subsurface soils. See Utah Code 19-6-402
- Responsible party: is a s defined in Subsections (27)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) does not include:(27)(b)(i) a person who is not an operator and, without participating in the management of a facility and otherwise not engaged in petroleum production, refining, and marketing, holds indicia of ownership:(27)(b)(i)(A) primarily to protect the person's security interest in the facility; or(27)(b)(i)(B) as a fiduciary or custodian under Title 75, Utah Uniform Probate Code, or under an employee benefit plan; or(27)(b)(ii) governmental ownership or control of property by involuntary transfers as provided in CERCLA Section 101(20)(D), Utah Code 19-6-402
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a)(1)(a)(i) he is notified that a final judgment or award has been entered against the responsible party covered by the fund that determines liability for bodily injury or property damage to third parties caused by a release from the tank; or(1)(a)(ii) approved by the state risk manager, the responsible party has agreed to pay an amount in settlement of a claim arising from the release; and(1)(b) the responsible party has failed to satisfy the judgment or award, or pay the amount agreed to.
(2) The director shall authorize payment to the third parties of the amount of the judgment, award, or amount agreed to subject to the limitations established in Section 19-6-419.