The board shall not pay any claims against or presented to the fund pursuant to this article if the claims are in connection with an unauthorized release of petroleum into the environment from an underground storage tank resulting from the gross negligence or the intentional or reckless acts of the claimant.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1366, Sec. 26. Effective September 27, 1990. Repealed as of January 1, 2036, pursuant to Section 25299.81.)