(a) This section and §§5.4102, 5.4111 - 5.4114, 5.4121, 5.4123 - 5.4127, 5.4133 - 5.4136, and 5.4141 - 5.4145 (relating to Definitions, Operation of the Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund, Termination of the Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund, Investments of Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund, Duties and Responsibilities, Financing Arrangements, Public Securities Request, Approval, and Issuance, Issuance of Class 1 Public Securities before a Catastrophic Event, Issuance of Public Securities after a Catastrophic Event, Determination of the Association Surcharge Percentage, Contingent Sources of Payment for Class 2 and Class 3 Public Securities, Public Security Proceeds, Excess Public Security Proceeds, Marketable Public Securities; the Amount of Class 1 Public Securities that Cannot be Issued; Market Conditions and Requirements; and Cost-Benefit Analysis, Association Rate Filings, Class 1 Public Securities Trust Fund, Class 2 and Class 3 Public Securities Trust Funds, Premium Surcharge Trust Fund, Excess Premium Surcharge Revenue, and Excess Net Premium and Other Revenue) of this division are a part of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's plan of operation and will control over any conflicting provision in §5.4001 of this subchapter (relating to Plan of Operation). If a court of competent jurisdiction holds that any provision of this division is inconsistent with any statutes of this state, is unconstitutional, or is invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of the sections in this division will remain in effect.     
      (b) Notwithstanding any provision in this subchapter, the department retains regulatory oversight of the association as required by Insurance Code Chapter 2210, including periodic examinations of the accounts, books, and records of the association, and no provision in this subchapter should be interpreted as negating or limiting the department's regulatory oversight of the association.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §5.4101 adopted to be effective February 3, 2011, 36 TexReg 551; amended to be effective June 12, 2014, 39 TexReg 4435; amended to be effective March 9, 2016, 41 TexReg 1697