AB552,4,1312 (d) Describes how the railroad corporation will ensure adequate equipment and
13personnel will be provided if there is a discharge.
AB552,4,1514 (e) Contains copies of contracts, correspondence, and other documents in
15support of the description provided in par. (d).
AB552,4,1716 (f) Describes the actions that will be taken by the individuals identified in par.
17(c) if there is a discharge.
AB552,4,1918 (g) Describes the training and equipment testing that will be provided to
19ensure that the persons identified in par. (c) are prepared to respond to a discharge.
AB552,4,22 20(2) (a) Each railroad corporation operating in this state shall provide training
21to each fire department having jurisdiction along the route upon which the railroad
22corporation's trains operate that addresses all of the following:
AB552,4,2423 1. Response preparedness related to derailments, discharge incidents, and
24spills involving trains carrying oil or other hazardous substances.
AB552,4,2525 2. The general hazards of oil and hazardous substances.
AB552,5,2
13. Techniques to assess hazards to the environment, individuals responding to
2a discharge, and the public.
AB552,5,43 4. Factors a local incident commander must consider in responding to a
4discharge.
AB552,5,75 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (2) (h), the office shall make
6payments to fire departments to cover the following expenses relating to training
7provided under this subsection:
AB552,5,88 1. Actual training costs.
AB552,5,99 2. Purchase, maintenance, and replacement of gear and equipment.
AB552,5,1010 3. Supplies procured for training or for gear and equipment.
AB552,5,1111 4. Costs associated with emergency planning.
AB552,5,1312 (c) The office shall prioritize the allocation of funds under par. (b) based on the
13following factors:
AB552,5,1414 1. Training needs of fire departments.
AB552,5,1515 2. Risk to the community.
AB552,5,1616 3. Balanced distribution of funds through the state.
AB552,5,19 17(3) Each railroad corporation required to comply with subs. (1) and (2) (a) shall
18complete the requirements of subs. (1) and (2) (a) within one year after the effective
19date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and once every 3 years thereafter.
AB552,5,23 20(4) Each railroad corporation operating in this state shall communicate at least
21once annually with the emergency manager of each county and city and the senior
22fire officer of each fire department having jurisdiction along the route upon which
23the railroad corporation's trains operate to coordinate emergency response activities.
AB552,5,25 24(5) In the event of a discharge, the railroad corporation operating the train that
25discharged material shall do all of the following:
AB552,6,2
1(a) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, provide a qualified railroad
2employee to advise the local incident commander.
AB552,6,43 (b) Within 3 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver monitoring equipment
4and a trained operator to assist in the protection of responders and the public.
AB552,6,65 (c) Within 3 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver qualified personnel
6to assess the discharge and advise the local incident commander.
AB552,6,87 (d) Within 8 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver equipment capable
8of containing 10 percent of the discharge.
AB552,6,109 (e) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver equipment capable
10of containing 100 percent of the discharge.
AB552,6,12 11(6) The office shall plan and coordinate activities necessary to carry out the
12purposes of this section, including rail safety inspection.
AB552,5 13Section 5. 299.67 of the statutes is created to read:
AB552,6,15 14299.67 Safety requirements for railroads. The department shall do all of
15the following:
AB552,6,18 16(1) Assist the office of the commissioner of railroads in providing training on
17the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, as required under s. 192.45 (2)
18(a).
AB552,6,20 19(2) Assist the office of the commissioner of railroads in conducting emergency
20preparedness drills and training.
AB552,6,22 21(3) Assist railroad corporations in identifying measures to prevent
22environmental pollution.
AB552,6,24 23(4) Conduct inspections and drills as necessary to ensure railroad corporation
24preparedness to prevent environmental pollution.
AB552,7,2
1(5) Review prevention and response plans submitted to the department under
2s. 192.45 (1).
AB552,6 3Section 6. 778.25 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB552,7,44 778.25 (1) (a) 9. Under chs. 190 to 192.
AB552,7 5Section 7. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB552,7,96 (1) Rail inspectors. The authorized FTE positions for the office of the
7commissioner of railroads, funded from the appropriation under section 20.155 (2)
8(h) of the statutes, are increased by 4.0 PR positions for the purpose of increasing the
9number of rail safety inspector positions.
AB552,7,1310 (2) Report on response preparedness. No later than January 15, 2017, the
11office of the commissioner of railroads shall submit to the appropriate standing
12committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report that
13includes all of the following:
AB552,7,1514 (a) The emergency preparedness response framework within the state relating
15to incidents involving oil and other hazardous materials transported by rail.
AB552,7,1916 (b) An assessment of the training needs of fire departments and first
17responders to respond to discharges or spills involving oil and other hazardous
18materials transported by rail, including the estimated cost to provide such training
19and benchmarks for assessing training needs in the future.
AB552,7,2320 (c) An inventory of public and private resources for responding to a spill or
21discharge, including response equipment, equipment staging locations, mutual aid
22agreements, and the capacities across industries involved in the transportation and
23storage of oil and other hazardous materials.
AB552,7,2524 (d) Information on the amount assessed under section 189.02 (8) of the statutes
25and an explanation of how that assessment was calculated.
AB552,8,2
1(e) Recommendations for long-range incident preparedness related to oil and
2other hazardous materials.
AB552,8,33 (f) Recommendations for proposed legislative changes.
AB552,8,74 (3) Evaluation of response preparedness funding. No later than November
51, 2017, the office of the commissioner of railroads shall submit to the appropriate
6standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a
7report that includes all of the following:
AB552,8,98 (a) An update to the initial report of response preparedness that identifies
9significant changes.
AB552,8,1110 (b) An evaluation of the effectiveness of training using the benchmarks
11identified in the initial report of response preparedness.
AB552,8,1312 (c) Identification of current sources of funds, funding levels, and funding needs
13for response preparedness activities.
AB552,8,1714 (d) Analysis of equity in the distribution of funding sources for preparedness
15activities, including an examination of the public-private partnership financing
16model and a review of balance across industries involved in storage and distribution
17of oil and other hazardous materials.
AB552,8,1818 (e) Recommendations for proposed legislative changes.
AB552,8,2219 (4) Report by the department of transportation. No later than November 1,
202017, the secretary of transportation shall submit to the appropriate standing
21committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report that
22includes all of the following:
AB552,8,2423 (a) Information that assists in risk management associated with
24transportation of oil and other hazardous materials by rail.
AB552,8,2525 (b) Criteria for prioritizing needs and improvements of at-grade crossings.
AB552,9,1
1(c) Recommendations for safety improvements.
AB552,9,22 (d) Analysis of state rail inspection activities.
AB552,9,33 (End)
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