“Except as provided in par. (e), the department shall reimburse a responsible person an amount equal to 75 percent of the corrective action costs incurred for each discharge site that are greater than $7,500 and less than $400,000 for costs incurred before July 1, 2017, or that are greater than $7,500 and less than $650,000 for costs incurred on or after July 1, 2017, if any of the following applies:
1. The responsible person is required to be licensed under ss. 94.67 to 94.71. 2. The responsible person employs more than 25 persons.
3. The responsible person has gross annual sales of more than $2,500,000.”
5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
240 hours; the department will use existing staff to develop this rule.
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
- Businesses such as nurseries and loggers that transport or import articles regulated by the spongy moth quarantine,
- Beekeepers,
- Pesticide manufacturers and labelers credentialed or otherwise regulated by the department,
- Pesticide dealers and distributors of restricted-use pesticides,
- Commercial pesticide applicators credentialed or otherwise regulated by the Department,
- Responsible persons requesting reimbursement through the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
None.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
The department anticipates that the proposed rule will have minimal, or no, economic impact on external stakeholders and regulated entities. The proposed rule is not likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses.
Contact Person: Jill Hoskins, (608) 244-4509
