323.18 History History: 2009 a. 42.
323.19 323.19 State official authority to grant variances to statutes and rules for a disaster.
323.19(1) (1) The secretary of health services may grant a hospital a variance to a statute or rule affecting hospitals in response to a disaster as provided in s. 50.36 (6m).
323.19 Note NOTE: The cross-reference to s. 50.36 (6m) was changed from s. 50.36 (6) by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2. to reflect the renumbering under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2. of s. 50.36 (6), as created by 2009 Wis. Act 42.
323.19(2) (2) The pharmacy examining board may grant a variance to ch. 450 or a rule promulgated under ch. 450 in response to a disaster as provided in s. 450.02 (3m).
323.19 History History: 2009 a. 42; s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
323.20 323.20 Emergency use of vehicles. In responding to an official request for help during any declared state of emergency, any person may operate a boat or any motor vehicle, including a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, that is not registered in this state.
323.20 History History: 2009 a. 42 s. 109; Stats. 2009 s. 323.20.
323.24 323.24 Prohibition against restricting firearms or ammunition during emergency. A person who is granted emergency powers under this subchapter may not use those powers to restrict the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition during an emergency.
323.24 History History: 2007 a. 87; 2009 a. 42 s. 237; Stats. 2009 s. 323.24.
323.25 323.25 Personnel restrictions.
323.25(1) (1) No personnel, while performing emergency management functions consistent with a plan adopted under s. 323.13 (1) (b) or 323.14 (1) (a) 1. or (b) 1., shall participate in any form of political activity or be employed directly or indirectly for any political activity.
323.25(2) (2) No personnel, while performing emergency management functions consistent with a plan adopted under s. 323.13 (1) (b) or 323.14 (1) (a) 1. or (b) 1., shall be employed to interfere with the orderly process of a labor dispute.
323.25(3) (3) No person may be employed or associated in any capacity in any state or local unit of government emergency management program under s. 323.13 (1) (b) or 323.14 (1) (a) 1. or (b) 1. who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of government of the United States or this state or who has been convicted of or is under indictment or information charging any subversive act against the United States.
323.25 History History: 2009 a. 42 ss. 114, 115; Stats. 2009 s. 323.25.
323.28 323.28 Penalties. Whoever intentionally fails to comply with an order issued by an agent of the state or of a local unit of government who is engaged in emergency management activities under this chapter, including training exercises, is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200.
323.28 History History: 2009 a. 42 s. 121; Stats. 2009 s. 323.28.
subch. III of ch. 323 SUBCHAPTER III
DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
323.30 323.30 Federal disaster assistance. The adjutant general shall make payments from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (e) to pay this state's share of grants to individuals and to provide a share of any required state share of contributions to local governments, as defined in 42 USC 5122 (6), for major disaster recovery assistance. Payment of this state's share of any contribution to a local government under this section is contingent upon copayment of that share by the local government, but not to exceed 12.5% of the total eligible cost of assistance. No payment may be made under this section without the prior approval of the secretary of administration.
323.30 History History: 2009 a. 42 s. 95; Stats. 2009 s. 323.30.
323.31 323.31 State disaster assistance. From the appropriations under s. 20.465 (3) (b) and (s), the adjutant general shall make payments to local governmental units, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), and to federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state for the damages and costs incurred as the result of a disaster if federal disaster assistance is not available for that disaster because the governor's request that the president declare the disaster a major disaster under 42 USC 5170 has been denied or because the disaster, as determined by the department of military affairs, does not meet the statewide or countywide per capita impact indicator under the public assistance program that is issued by the federal emergency management agency. To be eligible for a payment under this section, the local governmental unit or tribe or band shall pay 30 percent of the amount of the damages and costs resulting from the disaster. The department of military affairs shall promulgate rules establishing the application process and the criteria for determining eligibility for payments under this section.
323.31 History History: 2009 a. 42 s. 96; Stats. 2009 s. 323.31.
subch. IV of ch. 323 SUBCHAPTER IV
LIABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS
323.40 323.40 Responsibility for worker's compensation.
323.40(1)(1)Employees of local unit of government. An employee of a local unit of government's emergency management program is an employee of that local unit of government for worker's compensation under ch. 102 unless the responsibility to pay worker's compensation benefits are assigned as provided under s. 66.0313 or under an agreement between the local unit of government and the state or another local unit of government.
323.40(2) (2)State agency volunteers. A volunteer who registers with a state agency to assist the agency without compensation, other than reimbursement for travel, lodging, or meals, during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is considered an employee of the agency for worker's compensation under ch. 102, for purposes of any claim related to the assistance provided.
323.40(3) (3)Local unit of government volunteers.
323.40(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), an individual who registers in writing with a local unit of government's emergency management program to provide his or her own labor without compensation, other than reimbursement for travel, lodging, or meals, during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is considered an employee of the local unit of government for worker's compensation under ch. 102 for purposes of any claim relating to the labor provided.
323.40(3)(b) (b) This subsection does not apply to an individual's provision of services if s. 257.03 applies.
323.40 History History: 2009 a. 42.
323.41 323.41 Liability of state or local unit of government.
323.41(1)(1)Employee of local unit of government. An employee of a local unit of government's emergency management program is an employee of that local unit of government under ss. 893.80, 895.35, and 895.46 for purposes of any claim, unless the responsibility related to a claim under ss. 893.80, 895.35, and 895.46 is assigned as provided under s. 66.0313 or under an agreement between the local unit of government and the state or another local unit of government.
323.41(2) (2)State agency volunteers. Except as provided in s. 323.45, a volunteer who registers with a state agency to assist the agency without compensation, other than reimbursement for travel, lodging, or meals, during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is considered an employee of the agency under ss. 893.82 and 895.46, for purposes of any claim related to the assistance provided.
323.41(3) (3)Local unit of government volunteers.
323.41(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), an individual who registers in writing with a local unit of government's emergency management program to provide his or her own labor without compensation, other than reimbursement for travel, lodging, or meals, during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is considered an employee of the local unit of government under ss. 893.80, 895.35, and 895.46 for purposes of any claim relating to the labor provided.
323.41(3)(b) (b) This subsection does not apply to an individual's provision of services if s. 257.03 or 323.45 applies.
323.41(4) (4)Exceptions. This section does not apply if the person's act or omission involves reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
323.41 History History: 2009 a. 42.
323.42 323.42 Reimbursement of local units of government.
323.42(1)(1) In any calendar year, if the amount the local unit of government is liable for under ss. 323.40 and 323.41 plus losses incurred under s. 323.43 exceed $1 per capita of the local unit of government's population, the state shall reimburse the local unit of government the amount of the excess.
323.42(2) (2) In addition, the state shall reimburse a local unit of government for any future expenses for worker's compensation and expenses under ss. 893.80, 895.35, and 895.46 that result from an incident that occurred in a calendar year for which the state reimbursed the local unit of government under sub. (1).
323.42(3) (3) The reimbursement under this section shall be made from the appropriation in s. 20.465 (3) (a) upon approval of the adjutant general.
323.42 History History: 2009 a. 42.
323.43 323.43 Bearing of losses. Subject to s. 323.42, any loss arising from the damage to or destruction of government-owned equipment utilized in any authorized emergency management activity shall be borne by the owner of the equipment.
323.43 History History: 2009 a. 42 s. 116; Stats. 2009 s. 323.43.
323.44 323.44 Public shelters.
323.44(1)(1) Any person owning or controlling real property who voluntarily and without compensation permits the state or any of its political subdivisions to inspect, designate, and use the whole or any part of the real property for the purpose of sheltering persons during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is immune from civil liability for negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or about the real property while it is being used to shelter persons during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise, if the owner or controller has complied with sub. (2).
323.44(2) (2) Any person owning or controlling real property who gratuitously grants the use of that real property for the purposes stated in sub. (1) shall make known to the licensee any hidden dangers or safety hazards which are known to the owner or occupant of the real property that might possibly result in death or injury or loss of property to any person making use of the property.
323.44 History History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56, 112; Stats. 1979 s. 166.09; 2009 a. 42 s. 150; Stats. 2009 s. 323.44.
323.45 323.45 Providers of equipment and other items.
323.45(1)(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (4), no person who provides equipment, materials, facilities, labor, or services is liable for the death of or injury to any person or damage to any property caused by his or her actions if the person did so under all of the following conditions:
323.45(1)(a) (a) Under the direction of the governor, the adjutant general, the governing body, chief or acting chief executive officer, or head of emergency management services of any local unit of government or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, the department of health services if that department is designated by the governor under s. 323.10, or the local health department acting under s. 251.05 (3) (e).
323.45(1)(b) (b) In response to enemy action, a disaster, or a federally declared state of emergency or during a state of emergency declared by the governor.
323.45(2) (2) This section does not apply if the person's act or omission involved reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
323.45(3) (3) This section does not affect the right of any person to receive benefits to which he or she otherwise would be entitled under the worker's compensation law or under any pension law, nor does it affect entitlement to any other benefits or compensation authorized by state or federal law.
323.45(4) (4)
323.45(4)(a)(a) This section does not apply to a person's provision of services if s. 257.03 or 323.41 applies.
323.45(4)(b) (b) This section does not apply to a person's provision of facilities if s. 257.04 or 323.44 applies.
323.45 History History: 2009 a. 42 ss. 117, 310; Stats. 2009 s. 323.45.
subch. V of ch. 323 SUBCHAPTER V
EMERGENCY LOCATION AND
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
323.50 323.50 Definitions. In this subchapter:
323.50(1) (1) "Interim successor" means a person designated under this subchapter, if the officer is unavailable as the result of enemy action, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as provided by law or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
323.50 Note NOTE: Sub. (1) is amended effective the day after the secretary of state notifies the legislature that an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution has been approved that requires the legislature to provide for temporary succession to the powers and duties of public offices for the period of an emergency resulting from a cause other than an enemy action, to read as follows:
Effective date text (1) "Interim successor" means a person designated under this subchapter, if the officer is unavailable as the result of a disaster or the imminent threat of a disaster, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as provided by law or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
323.50(2) (2) "Office" includes all state and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by law, except the office of governor, and except those in the legislature and the judiciary.
323.50(3) (3) "Officer" means a person who holds an office.
323.50(4) (4) "Political subdivision" includes local units of government, special districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under charter or general law.
323.50(5) (5) "Unavailable" means that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office and his or her duly authorized deputy are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
323.50 History History: 2009 a. 42 ss. 134, 136 to 139, 312; Stats. 2009 s. 323.50.
323.51 323.51 Emergency seat of state government.
323.51(1) (1)Designation and use of a temporary location by the governor. Whenever, as the result of a disaster or the imminent threat of a disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the state capital, the governor shall, as often as the exigencies of the situation require, designate a temporary location for the seat of government at a place in or outside this state. The governor shall take any action and issue any orders necessary for an orderly transition of the affairs of state government to the temporary location. If practicable, the temporary location the governor designates shall conform to that provided for in the current emergency management plan authorized under subch. II. The temporary location shall remain as the seat of government until the governor establishes a new location under this section, or until the seat of government is returned to its normal location.
323.51 Note NOTE: Sub. (1) (title) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2009 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
323.51(1m) (1m)Designation of temporary location by the legislature.
323.51(1m)(a)(a) The legislature, by joint rule, may provide a process for designating a temporary seat of government for the legislature that is different than the location under sub. (1).
323.51(1m)(b) (b) Whenever, as the result of a disaster, as defined in s. 13.42 (1) (a), or the imminent threat of a disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the business of the legislature at the state capital, the legislature may meet at the temporary location designated as provided under par. (a) or sub. (1) until it is no longer, as a result of the disaster or imminent threat of disaster, imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible, to conduct the business of the legislature at the state capital.
323.51(1m)(c) (c) Pursuant to the session schedule under s. 13.02 (3), the legislature may meet for up to one week per session in a location that is not the state capital or the temporary location designated as provided under par. (a) or sub. (1) to practice meeting at a temporary location.
323.51(1m)(d) (d) Information about the temporary location designated as provided under par. (a) is not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).
323.51 Note NOTE: Sub. (1m) was created by 2009 Wis. Act 363 as s. 166.05 (1m) and renumbered to s. 323.51 (1m) by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
323.51(2) (2)Exercise of governmental authority. While the seat of government remains at a temporary location all official acts required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, independent agency, department, or authority of this state, including the convening and meeting of the legislature in regular or special session under sub. (1) or (1m) (b) or (c), shall be as valid and binding when performed at the temporary location as if performed at the normal location.
323.51 History History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56, 112, 113; Stats. 1979 s. 166.05; 1995 a. 247; 2009 a. 42 ss. 123 to 125; Stats. 2009 s. 323.51; 2009 a. 363; s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2., (2) (i).
323.52 323.52 Temporary locations of government for local units of government.
323.52(1)(1)Designation of temporary locations. Whenever during a state of emergency it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place, the governing body of each local unit of government may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of the local unit of government on the call of the presiding officer or his or her successor, and shall proceed to establish and designate by ordinance, resolution, or other manner, alternate or substitute places as the temporary locations of government where all, or any part, of the public business may be transacted and conducted during the emergency situation. Such alternate or substitute places may be within or without the territorial limits of the local unit of government and may be within or without those of the state. If practicable, they shall be the places designated as the temporary locations of government in the current emergency management plan.
323.52(2) (2)Exercise of governmental authority. While the public business is being conducted at a temporary location, the governing body and other officers of a local unit of government shall possess and exercise all of the executive, legislative, administrative, and judicial powers and functions conferred upon the body and officers under state law. Those powers and functions, except judicial, may be exercised in the light of the exigencies of the emergency situation without regard to or compliance with time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law. All acts of the body and officers shall be as valid and binding as if performed within the territorial limits of their local unit of government.
323.52 History History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56, 112; Stats. 1979 s. 166.06; 1995 a. 247; 2009 a. 42 ss. 126 to 128; Stats. 2009 s. 323.52.
323.53 323.53 Succession to office; state officers.
323.53(1) (1)Emergency interim successors to office of governor. If, during a state of emergency resulting from enemy action, the governor is unavailable and the lieutenant governor and the secretary of state are unavailable, the attorney general, state treasurer, speaker of the assembly, and the president of the senate shall in the order named if the preceding named officers are unavailable, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor until a new governor is elected and qualified, or until a preceding named officer becomes available; but no interim successor to those offices may serve as governor.
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