1. (a) This subchapter applies to owners and operators of interim status hazardous waste facilities required to provide financial assurance under §335.128 of this title (relating to Financial Assurance); owners or operators of hazardous waste facilities required to provide financial assurance under §335.179 of this title (relating to Financial Assurance); owners or operators of industrial solid waste or municipal hazardous waste facilities required to provide financial assurance under §335.7 of this title (relating to Financial Assurance Required); owners and operators of commercial nonhazardous industrial solid waste facilities required to provide financial assurance under Chapter 335, Subchapter T of this title (relating to Permitting Standards for Owners and Operators of Commercial Industrial Nonhazardous Waste Landfill Facilities); and owners or operators required to provide financial assurance for corrective action under §335.167 of this title (relating to Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units).
2. (b) This subchapter does not apply to owners or operators which are state or federal government entities whose debts and liabilities are the debts and liabilities of a state or the United States.
3. (c) This subchapter establishes requirements and mechanisms for demonstrating financial assurance for closure, post closure, or corrective action.

Source Note:The provisions of this §37.6001 adopted to be effective March 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 2347; amended to be effective March 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 2885.