SB45: Bill Text

SB45,1190,2 292.65 (4) (i) Review of site investigation and remedial action plan options report. The department shall, at the request of an owner or operator, review the site investigation results and the remedial action plan options report and advise the owner or operator on the adequacy of the proposed remedial action activities in meeting the requirements of this section. The department shall complete the review of the site investigation and remedial action plan options report within 45 days. The department shall also provide an estimate of when funding will be available to pay an award for remedial action conducted in response to the dry cleaning solvent discharge.

SB45, s. 2627 Section 2627. 292.65 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1190,7 292.65 (4) (m) Notification of insurance claims and receipt of proceeds. An owner or operator shall notify the department of any insurance claim made to cover eligible costs, the status of the claim, and, if the owner or operator has received any insurance proceeds arising from the claim, the amount of the proceeds.

SB45, s. 2628 Section 2628. 292.65 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1190,12 292.65 (4) (n) Notification of intent to file suit. An owner or operator shall notify the department of the owner's or operator's intent to file suit against an insurance company for the purpose of recovering the proceeds of an insurance policy intended to cover any eligible costs.

SB45, s. 2629 Section 2629. 292.65 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2630 Section 2630. 292.65 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1190,15 292.65 (7) (a) 3. Preparation of remedial action plans options reports.

SB45, s. 2631 Section 2631. 292.65 (7) (a) 16. of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2632 Section 2632. 292.65 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2633 Section 2633. 292.65 (7) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1190,21 292.65 (7) (c) 4. Costs that the department determines to be unreasonable or unnecessary to carry out the remedial action activities as specified in the remedial action plan options report.

SB45, s. 2634 Section 2634. 292.65 (7) (c) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1190,23 292.65 (7) (c) 6. Costs of financing eligible activities.

SB45, s. 2635 Section 2635. 292.65 (8) (a) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB45,1191,12 292.65 (8) (a) Application. (intro.) An owner or operator shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. An owner or operator may not submit an application before September 1, 1998. An owner or operator may not submit an application after August 30, 2003, if the application relates to a dry cleaning facility that ceased to operate before September 1, 1998. An owner or operator may not submit an application after August 20, 2008, if the application relates to any other dry cleaning facility. The department shall authorize owners and operators to apply for awards at stages in the process under sub. (4) that the department specifies by rule. An application shall include all of the following documentation of activities, plans reports and expenditures associated with the eligible costs incurred because of a dry cleaning solvent discharge from a dry cleaning facility:

SB45,1191,13 2. A remedial action plan options report.

SB45, s. 2636 Section 2636. 292.65 (8) (a) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1191,16 292.65 (8) (a) 4m. If the owner or operator receives any proceeds arising from an insurance claim for any eligible costs, a record of the payment.

SB45, s. 2637 Section 2637. 292.65 (8) (e) 3a. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,1191,19 292.65 (8) (e) 3a. If eligible costs are $200,000 or less, $10,000.

SB45, s. 2638 Section 2638. 292.65 (8) (e) 3am. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1191,22 292.65 (8) (e) 3am. If eligible costs exceed $200,000 but do not exceed $400,000, $10,000 plus 8% of the amount by which eligible costs exceed $200,000.

SB45, s. 2639 Section 2639. 292.65 (8) (e) 3ar. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1191,25 292.65 (8) (e) 3ar. If eligible costs exceed $400,000, $26,000 plus 10% of the amount by which eligible costs exceed $400,000.

SB45, s. 2640 Section 2640. 292.65 (8) (e) 3b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1192,5 292.65 (8) (e) 3b. For each year in which the owner or operator has not paid the annual license fee under s. 77.9961 (1) for the dry cleaning facility, an An amount equal to 30 times the average annual license fee paid under s. 77.9961 (1) for that the year in which an award is made.

SB45, s. 2641 Section 2641. 292.65 (8) (e) 3c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1192,11 292.65 (8) (e) 3c. For each year in which the dry cleaning solvents fee under s. 77.9962 was imposed and the dry cleaning facility was not in operation, an An amount equal to 30 times the total amount collected under s. 77.9962 for that the year in which an award is made divided by the number of dry cleaning facilities in operation during that year.

SB45, s. 2642 Section 2642. 292.65 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1192,19 292.65 (9m) Subrogation. The department is subrogated to the rights of an applicant who obtains an award under this section or s. 292.66 in an amount equal to the award and may join in an action by an applicant against an insurance company to recover eligible costs. An applicant who receives an award under this section shall cooperate with the state in any action under this subsection. The amounts collected by the department under this subsection shall be deposited in the dry cleaner environmental response fund.

SB45, s. 2643 Section 2643. 292.65 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1193,3 292.65 (11) Environmental fund reimbursement. If the department expends funds from the environmental fund under s. 292.11 (7) (a) or 292.31 (3) (b) because of a discharge of dry cleaning solvent at a dry cleaning facility, the department shall transfer from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (6) (eq) to the environmental fund an amount equal to the amount expended under s. 292.11 (7) (a) or 292.31 (3) (b). The department shall make transfers under this subsection when the department determines that sufficient funds are available in the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (6) (eq).

SB45, s. 2644 Section 2644. 292.65 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1193,7 292.65 (12m) Prohibition. No person may knowingly make or cause to be made a false or misleading statement in any document submitted to the department under this section.

SB45, s. 2645 Section 2645. 292.66 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1193,15 292.66 (1) The department shall allocate 46% of the funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (eq) in each fiscal year for awards to reimburse owners and operators for costs of preliminary site screening and the purchase and installation of equipment to begin the cleanup of discharges of dry cleaning solvent from dry cleaning facilities before the completion of full site investigations and remedial action plans options reports. The department may not make an award under this section before September 1, 1998, or after June 30, 2002.

SB45, s. 2646 Section 2646. 292.66 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1193,22 292.66 (3) An award under this section may not exceed $15,000, of which not more than $2,500 may be shall equal 50% of the eligible costs, except that an award may not exceed $20,000. Of the total award, the reimbursement for the preliminary site screening shall equal 50% of the cost of conducting the preliminary site screening, except that the reimbursement for the preliminary site screening may not exceed $3,000.

SB45, s. 2647 Section 2647. 292.66 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1194,3 292.66 (5) No person may knowingly make or cause to be made a false or misleading statement in any document submitted to the department under this section.

SB45, s. 2648 Section 2648. 292.70 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1194,6 292.70 Indemnification for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls. (1) Definition. In this section, "PCBs" has the meaning given in s. 299.45 (1) (a).

SB45,1194,12 (2) Indemnification agreement with Winnebago County. The department may enter into an agreement with Winnebago County under which this state agrees to indemnify the county and its agencies, officials, employes and agents against any liability or damage resulting from the county's acceptance for disposal of sediments contaminated with PCBs, if the sediments are disposed of in a manner approved by the department.

SB45,1194,19 (3) Indemnification agreement with the city of Oshkosh. The department may enter into an agreement with the city of Oshkosh under which this state agrees to indemnify the city and its agencies, officials, employes and agents against any liability or damage resulting from the city's acceptance for treatment of leachate that is contaminated with PCBs and that is from a landfill that accepts sediments contaminated with PCBs, if the leachate is treated in a manner approved by the department.

SB45,1194,22 (4) Review and payment. If a claim is filed under an agreement under sub. (2) or (3), the department shall review the claim to determine whether it is valid. A valid claim shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (fq).

SB45, s. 2649 Section 2649. 292.75 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1194,25 292.75 Brownfield site assessment grants. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB45,1195,3 (a) "Eligible site or facility" means an abandoned, idle or underused industrial or commercial facility or site, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.

SB45,1195,6 (b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.431, community development authority created under s. 66.4325, or housing authority.

SB45,1195,10 (2) Duties of the department. (a) The department shall administer a program to award brownfield site assessment grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (et) to local governmental units for the purposes of conducting any of the eligible activities under sub. (3).

SB45,1195,13 (b) The department may not award a grant to a local governmental unit under this section if that local governmental unit caused the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request.

SB45,1195,17 (c) The department may only award grants under this section if the person that caused the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request is unknown, cannot be located or is financially unable to pay the cost of the eligible activities.

SB45,1195,19 (d) The department shall promulgate rules as necessary to administer the program.

SB45,1195,21 (3) Eligible activities. The department may award grants to local governmental units to cover the costs of the following activities:

SB45,1195,23 (a) The investigation of environmental contamination on an eligible site or facility for the purposes of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination.

SB45,1195,25 (b) The demolition of any structures, buildings or other improvements located on an eligible site or facility.

SB45,1196,2 (c) The removal of abandoned containers, as defined in s. 292.41 (1), from an eligible site or facility.

SB45,1196,4 (d) Asbestos abatement activities, as defined in s. 254.11 (2), conducted on an eligible site or facility.

SB45,1196,7 (4) Application for grant. The applicant shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the department and shall include any information that the department finds necessary to calculate the amount of a grant.

SB45,1196,9 (5) Grant criteria. The department shall consider the following criteria when determining whether to award a grant:

SB45,1196,12 (a) The local governmental unit's demonstrated commitment to performing and completing necessary environmental remediation activities on the eligible site, including the local governmental unit's financial commitment.

SB45,1196,14 (b) The degree to which the project will have a positive impact on public health and the environment.

SB45,1196,16 (c) Other criteria that the department finds necessary to calculate the amount of a grant.

SB45,1196,20 (6) Limitation of grant . The total amount of all grants awarded to a local governmental unit in a fiscal year under this section shall be limited to an amount equal to 15% of the available funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (et) for the fiscal year.

SB45,1196,23 (7) Matching funds. The department may not distribute a grant unless the applicant contributes matching funds equal to 20% of the grant. Matching funds may be in the form of cash or in-kind contribution or both.

SB45,1197,2 (8) Repayment requirement. If an applicant receives a loan under s. 281.60 for the purpose of conducting activities for which a grant under this section was awarded, the applicant shall repay the grant to the department. Money collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the environmental fund.

SB45, s. 2650 Section 2650. 292.99 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1197,8 292.99 (1) Any Except as provided under sub. (1m), any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated or any plan approval, license or special order issued under this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is suspended, stayed or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.

SB45, s. 2651 Section 2651. 292.99 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1197,11 292.99 (1m) Any person who violates s. 292.65 (12m) or 292.66 (5) shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $10,000.

SB45, s. 2652 Section 2652. 292.99 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1197,21 292.99 (2) In addition to the penalties provided under sub. subs. (1) and (1m), the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary expenses of the investigation and prosecution of the violation, including attorney fees. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit into the general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under this subsection. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general fund that was awarded under this subsection for the costs of investigation and the expenses of prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh).

SB45, s. 2653 Section 2653. 295.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1198,7 295.11 (10) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31 (3) (1).

SB45, s. 2654 Section 2654. 299.07 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1198,9 299.07 (1) (a) 11. A certification, accreditation or registration under s. 299.11.

SB45, s. 2655 Section 2655. 299.11 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 299.11 (1) (am).

SB45, s. 2656 Section 2656. 299.11 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1198,13 299.11 (1) (ae) "Accredited" means accredited under sub. (8m) or recognized as accredited under sub. (5).

SB45, s. 2657 Section 2657. 299.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1198,18 299.11 (1) (b) "Certified laboratory" means a laboratory which performs tests for hire in connection with a covered program and which receives certification certified under sub. (7) or receives recognition recognized as a certified laboratory under sub. (5).

SB45, s. 2658 Section 2658. 299.11 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1198,23 299.11 (1) (em) "National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference" means the voluntary association of state and federal officials, sponsored by the federal environmental protection agency, with the purpose of establishing national performance standards for environmental laboratories.

SB45, s. 2659 Section 2659. 299.11 (1) (eq) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1199,6 299.11 (1) (eq) "National environmental laboratory accreditation program" means the program of the federal environmental protection agency that oversees the implementation of national performance standards established by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference and determines whether to approve state and federal agencies as accrediting authorities for environmental laboratories.

SB45, s. 2660 Section 2660. 299.11 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1199,10 299.11 (1) (g) "Registered laboratory" means a laboratory which is registered under sub. (8) or receives recognition recognized as a registered laboratory under sub. (5).

SB45, s. 2661 Section 2661. 299.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: