Revenue collected in any calendar year from premium surcharges under Insurance Code §§2210.612, 2210.613, 2210.6131, and 2210.6132 that exceeds the amount of class 1, class 2, or class 3 public security obligations and class 1, class 2, or class 3 public security administrative expenses payable in that calendar year from premium surcharges and interest earned on the premium surcharge trust fund deposits may, at the discretion of the association, be:
  (1) used to pay class 1, class 2, or class 3 public security obligations payable in the following calendar year, respectively, offsetting the amount of the premium surcharge that would otherwise be required to be levied for the year under Insurance Code Chapter 2210, Subchapter M;
  (2) used to redeem or purchase outstanding class 1, class 2, or class 3 public securities, respectively; or
  (3) deposited in the CRTF.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.4144 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