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Reasonable Cost Guidelines 2001 - Third Party Liability Eligibility Criteria:

Article 5, Part2

5-2-1.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

(1)  Eligibility criteria pertaining to applicants, releases, or sites established by statute, regulation or Committee policy apply to third-party claims in the same manner as to cleanup claims. 

(2)  No initial claim pertaining to third-party liability will be considered potentially eligible for reimbursement until allowable third-party liability costs claimed exceed $25,000, unless the applicant is eligible for Fund benefits as a person bearing no responsibility for the release pursuant to §8-20.5-206(3) or §8-20.5-303(3) C.R.S. [Note: The $25,000 deductible for third-party liability claims is separate and apart from the $10,000 deductible applied to the reimbursement for cleanup costs.]

5-2-2.    PERCENT REDUCTIONS

(1)  Any percent reductions applied pursuant to §8-20.5-104(4)(d)(1) C.R.S. apply to third-party liability reimbursement as well as to reimbursement for remediation costs.

5-2-3.  REIMBURSEMENT DIRECTLY TO THIRD PARTY NOT PERMITTED

(1)  No reimbursement will be made directly from the Fund to the third party.

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