SB427: Bill Text

SB427,4,25 2. The general hazards of oil and hazardous substances.

SB427,5,2 3. Techniques to assess hazards to the environment, individuals responding to a discharge, and the public.

SB427,5,4 4. Factors a local incident commander must consider in responding to a discharge.

SB427,5,7 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (2) (h), the office shall make payments to fire departments to cover the following expenses relating to training provided under this subsection:

SB427,5,8 1. Actual training costs.

SB427,5,9 2. Purchase, maintenance, and replacement of gear and equipment.

SB427,5,10 3. Supplies procured for training or for gear and equipment.

SB427,5,11 4. Costs associated with emergency planning.

SB427,5,13 (c) The office shall prioritize the allocation of funds under par. (b) based on the following factors:

SB427,5,14 1. Training needs of fire departments.

SB427,5,15 2. Risk to the community.

SB427,5,16 3. Balanced distribution of funds through the state.

SB427,5,19 (3) Each railroad corporation required to comply with subs. (1) and (2) (a) shall complete the requirements of subs. (1) and (2) (a) within one year after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and once every 3 years thereafter.

SB427,5,23 (4) Each railroad corporation operating in this state shall communicate at least once annually with the emergency manager of each county and city and the senior fire officer of each fire department having jurisdiction along the route upon which the railroad corporation's trains operate to coordinate emergency response activities.

SB427,5,25 (5) In the event of a discharge, the railroad corporation operating the train that discharged material shall do all of the following:

SB427,6,2 (a) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, provide a qualified railroad employee to advise the local incident commander.

SB427,6,4 (b) Within 3 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver monitoring equipment and a trained operator to assist in the protection of responders and the public.

SB427,6,6 (c) Within 3 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver qualified personnel to assess the discharge and advise the local incident commander.

SB427,6,8 (d) Within 8 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver equipment capable of containing 10 percent of the discharge.

SB427,6,10 (e) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, deliver equipment capable of containing 100 percent of the discharge.

SB427,6,12 (6) The office shall plan and coordinate activities necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including rail safety inspection.

SB427,5 Section 5. 299.67 of the statutes is created to read:

SB427,6,15 299.67 Safety requirements for railroads. The department shall do all of the following:

SB427,6,18 (1) Assist the office of the commissioner of railroads in providing training on the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, as required under s. 192.45 (2) (a).

SB427,6,20 (2) Assist the office of the commissioner of railroads in conducting emergency preparedness drills and training.

SB427,6,22 (3) Assist railroad corporations in identifying measures to prevent environmental pollution.

SB427,6,24 (4) Conduct inspections and drills as necessary to ensure railroad corporation preparedness to prevent environmental pollution.

SB427,7,2 (5) Review prevention and response plans submitted to the department under s. 192.45 (1).

SB427,6 Section 6. 778.25 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

SB427,7,4 778.25 (1) (a) 9. Under chs. 190 to 192.

SB427,7 Section 7. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB427,7,9 (1) Rail inspectors. The authorized FTE positions for the office of the commissioner of railroads, funded from the appropriation under section 20.155 (2) (h) of the statutes, are increased by 4.0 PR positions for the purpose of increasing the number of rail safety inspector positions.

SB427,7,13 (2) Report on response preparedness. No later than January 15, 2017, the office of the commissioner of railroads shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report that includes all of the following:

SB427,7,15 (a) The emergency preparedness response framework within the state relating to incidents involving oil and other hazardous materials transported by rail.

SB427,7,19 (b) An assessment of the training needs of fire departments and first responders to respond to discharges or spills involving oil and other hazardous materials transported by rail, including the estimated cost to provide such training and benchmarks for assessing training needs in the future.

SB427,7,23 (c) An inventory of public and private resources for responding to a spill or discharge, including response equipment, equipment staging locations, mutual aid agreements, and the capacities across industries involved in the transportation and storage of oil and other hazardous materials.

SB427,7,25 (d) Information on the amount assessed under section 189.02 (8) of the statutes and an explanation of how that assessment was calculated.

SB427,8,2 (e) Recommendations for long-range incident preparedness related to oil and other hazardous materials.

SB427,8,3 (f) Recommendations for proposed legislative changes.

SB427,8,7 (3) Evaluation of response preparedness funding. No later than November 1, 2017, the office of the commissioner of railroads shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report that includes all of the following:

SB427,8,9 (a) An update to the initial report of response preparedness that identifies significant changes.

SB427,8,11 (b) An evaluation of the effectiveness of training using the benchmarks identified in the initial report of response preparedness.

SB427,8,13 (c) Identification of current sources of funds, funding levels, and funding needs for response preparedness activities.

SB427,8,17 (d) Analysis of equity in the distribution of funding sources for preparedness activities, including an examination of the public-private partnership financing model and a review of balance across industries involved in storage and distribution of oil and other hazardous materials.

SB427,8,18 (e) Recommendations for proposed legislative changes.

SB427,8,22 (4) Report by the department of transportation. No later than November 1, 2017, the secretary of transportation shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes a report that includes all of the following:

SB427,8,24 (a) Information that assists in risk management associated with transportation of oil and other hazardous materials by rail.

SB427,8,25 (b) Criteria for prioritizing needs and improvements of at-grade crossings.

SB427,9,1 (c) Recommendations for safety improvements.

SB427,9,2 (d) Analysis of state rail inspection activities.

SB427,9,3 (End)