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(cm)
Eligible cost; service providers. The department may promulgate rules
15under which the department selects service providers to provide investigation or
16remedial action services in specified areas. The rules may provide that the costs of
17a service for which the department has selected a service provider in an area are not
18eligible costs under par. (a), or that eligible costs are limited to the amount that the
19selected service provider would have charged, if an owner or operator of a dry
20cleaning facility located in that area uses a service provider other than the service
21provider selected by the department to perform the services. If the department
22selects service providers under this paragraph, it shall regularly update the list of
23service providers that it selects.
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(d)
Discharges from multiple activities. If hazardous substances are discharged
25at a dry cleaning facility as a result of dry cleaning operations and as a result of other
1activities, eligible costs under this section are limited to activities necessitated by the
2discharge of dry cleaning solvent.
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3(8) Awards. (a)
Application. An owner or operator shall submit an application
4on a form provided by the department. An owner or operator may not submit an
5application before September 1, 1998. An owner or operator may not submit an
6application after August 30, 2003, if the application relates to a dry cleaning facility
7that ceased to operate before September 1, 1998. An owner or operator may not
8submit an application after August 20, 2008, if the application relates to any other
9dry cleaning facility. The department shall authorize owners and operators to apply
10for awards at stages in the process under sub. (4) that the department specifies by
11rule. An application shall include all of the following documentation of activities,
12plans and expenditures associated with the eligible costs incurred because of a dry
13cleaning solvent discharge from a dry cleaning facility:
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1. A record of investigation results and data interpretation.
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2. A remedial action plan.
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3. Contracts for eligible costs incurred because of the discharge and records of
17the contract negotiations.
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4. Accounts, invoices, sales receipts or other records documenting actual
19eligible costs incurred because of the discharge.
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5. Other records and statements that the department determines to be
21necessary to complete the application.
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(b)
Acknowledgement. The department shall acknowledge, in writing, the
23receipt of an application under par. (a).
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(c)
Approval. Subject to par. (d), if the department finds that an applicant
25meets the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section, the
1department shall make an award as provided in this subsection to reimburse the
2applicant for eligible costs paid. The department may not make an award for an
3investigation before it approves the investigation. The department may not make
4an award for remedial action activities before it approves the remedial action
5activities.
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(d)
Denial of applications. The department shall deny an application under
7this section if any of the following applies:
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1. The application is not within the scope of this section.
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2. The applicant submits a fraudulent application.
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3. The applicant has been grossly negligent in the maintenance of the dry
11cleaning facility.
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4. The applicant intentionally damaged the dry cleaning equipment.
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5. The applicant falsified records.
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6. The applicant willfully failed to comply with laws or rules of this state
15concerning the use or disposal of dry cleaning solvents.
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7. The applicant has not paid all of the fees under ss. 77.9961, 77.9962 and
1777.9963.
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8. The dry cleaning solvent discharge was caused by a person who provided
19services or products to the owner or operator or to a prior owner or operator of the
20dry cleaning facility.
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(e)
Deductible. 1. The department may reimburse the owner or operator of a
22dry cleaning facility that is operating at the time that the owner or operator applies
23under par. (a) only for eligible costs incurred at each dry cleaning facility that exceed
24the following deductible:
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a. If eligible costs are $200,000 or less, $10,000.
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1b. If eligible costs exceed $200,000 but do not exceed $400,000, $10,000 plus 8%
2of the amount by which eligible costs exceed $200,000.
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c. If eligible costs exceed $400,000, $26,000 plus 10% of the amount by which
4eligible costs exceed $400,000, but the maximum deductible is $46,000.
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3. The department may reimburse the owner or operator of a dry cleaning
6facility that has ceased operation before the owner or operator applies under par. (a)
7only for eligible costs that exceed the sum of the following:
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a. Ten thousand dollars.
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b. For each year in which the owner or operator has not paid the annual license
10fee under s. 77.9961 (1) for the dry cleaning facility, an amount equal to the average
11annual license fee paid under s. 77.9961 (1) for that year.
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c. For each year in which the dry cleaning solvents fee under s. 77.9962 was
13imposed and the dry cleaning facility was not in operation, an amount equal to the
14total amount collected under s. 77.9962 for that year divided by the number of dry
15cleaning facilities in operation during that year.
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d. If the owner or operator did not pay the inventory fee under s. 77.9963 with
17respect to the dry cleaning facility, an amount equal to the total amount collected
18under s. 77.9963 divided by the number of dry cleaning facilities paying the
19inventory fee.
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(f)
Maximum awards. 1. The department may not issue financial assistance
21under this section that exceeds $600,000 for reimbursement for costs incurred at a
22single dry cleaning facility.
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2. The department may not issue financial assistance under this section to an
24owner or operator in one program year that totals more than the following:
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a. For an owner or operator of 10 or fewer dry cleaning facilities, $250,000.
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1b. For an owner or operator of more than 10 dry cleaning facilities, $500,000.
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(g)
Waiver of deductible. Notwithstanding par. (e), the department may waive
3the requirement that an owner or operator pay the deductible amount if the
4department determines that the owner or operator is unable to pay. If the
5department waives the requirement that an owner or operator pay the deductible,
6the department shall record a statement of lien with the register of deeds of the
7county in which the dry cleaning facility is located. If the department records the
8statement of lien, the department has a lien on the property on which the dry
9cleaning facility is located in the amount of the deductible that was waived. The
10property remains subject to the lien until that amount is paid in full.
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(h)
Contributory negligence. The department may not diminish or deny an
12award under this section as a result of negligence attributable to the applicant or any
13person who is entitled to submit an application, except as provided in par. (d) 3.
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(i)
Assignment of awards. The filing by an applicant with the department of
15an assignment of an award under this section to a person who loans money to the
16applicant for the purpose of conducting activities required under sub. (4) creates and
17perfects a lien in favor of the assignee in the proceeds of the award. The lien secures
18all principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses of the assignee related to the loan.
19The lien under this paragraph has priority over any previously existing or
20subsequently created lien, assignment, security interest or other interest in the
21proceeds of the award.
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(j)
Reduction of awards. 1. If an owner or operator prepares and submits an
23application that includes ineligible costs that are identified under subd. 3., the
24department shall calculate the award by determining the amount that the award
25would otherwise be under pars. (e) and (f) based only on the eligible costs and then
1by reducing that amount by 50% of the ineligible costs under subd. 2. that are
2included in the application.
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2. If a consultant prepares an application that is submitted by an owner or
4operator and that includes ineligible costs that are identified under subd. 3., the
5consultant shall pay to the department an amount equal to 50% of the ineligible costs
6identified under subd. 3. that are included in the application. A consultant may not
7charge the owner or operator for any amount that the consultant is required to pay
8under this subdivision. Payments made under this subdivision shall be deposited
9in the dry cleaner environmental response fund.
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3. The department shall promulgate a rule identifying the ineligible costs to
11which subds. 1. and 2. apply.
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12(9) Recovery of awards. (a)
Right of action. A right of action under this section
13shall accrue to the state against an owner or operator only if the owner or operator
14submits a fraudulent application or does not meet the requirements under this
15section and if an award is issued under this section to the owner or operator for
16eligible costs under this section.
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(b)
Action to recover awards. The attorney general shall take appropriate
18actions to recover awards to which the state is entitled under par. (a). The
19department shall request that the attorney general take action if the department
20discovers a fraudulent application after an award is issued.
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(c)
Disposition of funds. The net proceeds of the recovery under par. (b) shall
22be paid into the dry cleaner environmental response fund.
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23(10) Liability. (a) No common law liability, and no statutory liability that is
24provided in a statute other than this section, for damages resulting from a dry
25cleaning facility is affected by this section. Except as provided in par. (b), the
1authority, power and remedies provided in this section are in addition to any
2authority, power or remedy provided in any statute other than this section or
3provided at common law.
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(b) An award under this section is the exclusive method for the recovery of the
5amount of eligible costs equal to the amount of the award that may be issued under
6this section.
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(c) If a person conducts a remedial action activity for a discharge at a dry
8cleaning facility site, whether or not the person files an application under this
9section, the remedial action activity conducted and any application filed under this
10section are not evidence of liability or an admission of liability for any potential or
11actual environmental pollution.
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12(11) Intervention in 3rd-party actions. An owner or operator of a dry cleaning
13facility shall notify the department of any action by a 3rd party against the owner
14or operator for compensation for bodily injury or property damage caused by a dry
15cleaning solvent discharge from the dry cleaning facility if the owner or operator may
16be eligible for an award under this section. The department may intervene in any
17action by a 3rd party against an owner or operator for compensation for bodily injury
18or property damage caused by a dry cleaning solvent discharge from a dry cleaning
19facility if the owner or operator may be eligible for an award under this section for
20compensation awarded in the action.
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21(12) Records. (a) The department shall promulgate rules prescribing
22requirements for the records to be maintained by an owner, operator or service
23provider and the periods for which they must retain those records.
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1(b) The department may inspect any document in the possession of an owner,
2operator or service provider or any other person if the document is relevant to an
3application for reimbursement under this section.
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4(13) Council. The dry cleaner environmental response council shall advise the
5department concerning the programs under this section and s. 292.66. The dry
6cleaner environmental response council shall evaluate the program under this
7section at least every 5 years, using criteria developed by the council.
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8(14) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2032.
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10292.66 Assistance for purchase and installation of interim remedial
11equipment at dry cleaning facilities. (1) The department shall allocate 46% of
12the funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (eq) in each fiscal year for awards to
13reimburse owners and operators for costs of preliminary site screening and the
14purchase and installation of equipment to begin the cleanup of discharges of dry
15cleaning solvent from dry cleaning facilities before the completion of full site
16investigations and remedial action plans. The department may not make an award
17under this section before September 1, 1998, or after June 30, 2002.
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18(2) The owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility is eligible for an award under
19this section if all of the following apply:
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(a) The owner or operator reports the dry cleaning solvent discharge to the
21department in a timely manner, as provided in s. 292.11.
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(b) The owner or operator conducts a preliminary site screening, including an
23onsite mobile laboratory analysis of any soil and groundwater affected by the
24discharge to determine the location for installation of the interim remedial
25equipment.
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1(c) Immediate action is not necessary at the affected dry cleaning facility.
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(d) The owner or operator installs equipment that is approved by the
3department to begin the cleanup of the discharge of dry cleaning solvent.
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(e) The dry cleaning facility is operating at the time that the owner or operator
5applies for assistance under this section.
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(f) The owner or operator submits an application for reimbursement in a form
7and manner specified by the department and complies with any inspection
8requirements established by the department.
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9(3) An award under this section may not exceed $15,000, of which not more
10than $2,500 may be for the cost of conducting the preliminary site screening.
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11(4) The department may promulgate rules for determining the usual and
12customary costs for items for which it may make awards under this section and may
13use the rules to determine the amount of an applicant's eligible costs.
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14(5) (a) Notwithstanding s. 292.11 (3) and (7), if an owner or operator applies and
15is eligible under sub. (2) for an award under this section and also applies for an award
16under s. 292.65, the owner or operator and any person who caused the discharge of
17dry cleaning solvent is not required to conduct a site investigation or proceed with
18other remedial action until the department informs the owner or operator that
19funding is available for an award to the owner or operator under s. 292.65.
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(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that immediate
21action is necessary because of the discharge of dry cleaning solvent.
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292.81
(2) (a) (intro.) Before incurring expenses under s. 292.11
, or 292.31 (1),
24(3) or (7)
or 292.41 (4) with respect to a property, the department shall provide to the
1current owner of the property and to any mortgagees of record a notice containing
2all of the following:
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292.81
(2) (a) 1. A brief description of the property for which the department
5expects to incur expenses under s. 292.11
, or 292.31 (1), (3) or (7)
or 292.41 (4).
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292.81
(2) (a) 2. A brief description of the types of activities that the department
8expects may be conducted at the property under s. 292.11
, or 292.31 (1), (3) or (7)
or
9292.41 (4).
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292.81
(2) (d) No notice under this subsection is necessary in circumstances in
12which entry onto the property without prior notice is authorized under s. 292.11 (8)
13or under s. 292.41 (5).
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292.81
(3) Any expenditures made by the department under s. 292.11 or 292.31
16(1), (3) or (7)
or, subject to s. 292.41 (6) (d), under s. 292.41 (4) shall constitute a lien
17upon the property for which expenses are incurred if the department files the lien
18with the register of deeds in the county in which the property is located. A lien under
19this section shall be superior to all other liens that are or have been filed against the
20property, except that if the property is residential property, as defined in s. 895.52
21(1) (i), the lien may not affect any valid prior lien on that residential property.
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293.13
(1) (b) Establish by rule
after consulting with the metallic mining
24council minimum qualifications for applicants for prospecting and mining permits.
25Such minimum qualifications shall ensure that each operator in the state is
1competent to conduct mining and reclamation and each prospector in the state is
2competent to conduct prospecting in a fashion consistent with the purposes of this
3chapter. The department shall also consider such other relevant factors bearing
4upon minimum qualifications, including but not limited to, any past forfeitures of
5bonds posted pursuant to mining activities in any state.
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293.13
(2) (a) The department by rule
after consulting with the metallic mining
8council shall adopt minimum standards for exploration, prospecting, mining and
9reclamation to ensure that such activities in this state will be conducted in a manner
10consistent with the purposes and intent of this chapter. The minimum standards
11may classify exploration, prospecting and mining activities according to type of
12minerals involved and stage of progression in the operation.
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295.11
(4) "Nonmetallic mining reclamation" means the rehabilitation of a
15nonmetallic mining site
to achieve a land use specified in an approved nonmetallic
16mining reclamation plan, including removal or reuse of nonmetallic mining refuse,
17grading of the nonmetallic mining site,
removal, storage and replacement of topsoil,
18stabilization of soil conditions,
establishment reestablishment of vegetative cover,
19control of surface water and groundwater, prevention of environmental pollution
,
20construction of fences where necessary and, if practical, restoration of plant, fish and
21wildlife habitat.
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295.11
(5) "Nonmetallic mining refuse" means waste soil, rock, mineral
, liquid
24and vegetation and other
waste natural material resulting from nonmetallic mining.
1This term does not include
merchantable
marketable by-products resulting directly
2from or displaced by the nonmetallic mining.
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3Section
3733. 295.11 (6) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are
4renumbered 295.11 (6) (a) (intro.), 1., 2., 3. and 4., and 295.11 (6) (a) (intro.), 1. and
52., as renumbered, are amended to read:
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295.11
(6) (a) (intro.) "Nonmetallic mining site" means all of the following
,
7except as provided in par. (b):
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1. The location where nonmetallic mining is proposed or conducted
, including
9all surface areas from which materials have been or will be removed.
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2. Storage and processing areas
related to the that are in or contiguous to areas
11excavated for nonmetallic mining.
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295.11
(6) (a) 5. Areas where grading or regrading is necessary to conduct
14nonmetallic mining or to achieve a land use specified in an approved nonmetallic
15mining reclamation plan.
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295.11
(6) (b) "Nonmetallic mining site" does not include any area described in
18par. (a) 1. to 5. that is not used for nonmetallic mining or for purposes related to
19nonmetallic mining on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts
20date].