Supervisor: Margery Wilhoite, 502-564-5981, ext. 228

The Claims and Payment Section maintains the UST Branch's reimbursement funding source, the Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund (PSTEAF).  The PSTEAF continues to provide reimbursement for:

• Corrective action activities as directed by the cabinet for owners and/or operators of regulated petroleum underground storage tank (UST) systems through either the Financial Responsibility Account (FRA) or the Petroleum Storage Tank Account (PSTA); and
• UST removals for owners who meet the criteria for reimbursement from the Small Owner Tank Removal Account (SOTRA).

Fund History
History of the PSTEAF since its inception on April 9, 1990.

Eligibility, Applying and Reimbursement
This page addresses reimbursement questions from the USTB funding source, the Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund (PSTEAF), maintained by the Claims and  Payment Section. 

Regulations and Statutes
Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) and Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) that define the duties for the Claims and Payment Section including the funding source, the PSTEAF.