{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-35-7","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-35-7","heading":"Financial Responsibility Requirements for Taking Response Action.","body":"(a) The financial responsibility requirements for taking response action by underground motor fuel storage tank owners or operators shall be set at five thousand dollars ($5,000) per occurrence, and for aboveground tank owners or operators the financial responsibility requirements shall be set at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per occurrence. The financial responsibility for third-party claims is five thousand dollars ($5,000). The commission may increase the clean-up and third party damage liability per occurrence to owners or operators when recommended by the management board.\n(b) Financial responsibility may be established by any one or combination of the following: Insurance, guarantee, surety bond, letter of credit, or qualification as a self-insurer. A person may qualify as a self-insurer by showing tangible net worth in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.","Chapter 35 Alabama Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-35-7","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"999b0fb4d61de0ac1192c3870639e90f5db349d72e6ceeac5eec796b6755f4fb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-35-6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-35-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}