Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund

Assignment of Claim

In April 2000, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted an order that allows, under certain circumstances, the Fund to honor a claimant’s assignment of its rights to reimbursement from the Fund. (See In the Matter of the Petition of the Lake Publishing Company, Order: WQ 2000-06-UST.

Information regarding assignments and "Sample Provisions for Assignments" is available below. The Sample Provisions for Assignments is a guidance document, which can be used by parties to enter into their assignment agreement. If you should have any questions regarding the assignment of a claim, please contact the Fund by calling
1-800-813-FUND.