# The amounts of assurance required under this section exclude legal defense costs · Federal — Underground storage tank financial responsibility minimum coverage amounts

For The amounts of assurance required under this section exclude legal defense costs · Federal, jurisdiction is Federal; coverage tier / owner category is The amounts of assurance required under this section exclude legal defense costs; condition or mechanism is The required per-occurrence and annual aggregate coverage amounts do not in any way limit the liability of the owner or operator; source citation is 40 CFR 280.93, verified against its source on 2026-08-26.

- **Jurisdiction:** Federal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Coverage tier / owner category:** The amounts of assurance required under this section exclude legal defense costs _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition or mechanism:** The required per-occurrence and annual aggregate coverage amounts do not in any way limit the liability of the owner or operator. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Source citation:** 40 CFR 280.93 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (g) The amounts of assurance required under this section exclude legal defense costs. (h) The required per-occurrence and annual aggregate coverage amounts do not in any way limit the liability of the owner or operator.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-280/subpart-H/section-280.93

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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