SB77,1474,1514 292.15 (1) (f) 1. The person did not otherwise cause the release discharge of a
15hazardous substance on the property.
SB77, s. 3667 16Section 3667. 292.15 (1) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1474,1817 292.15 (1) (f) (intro.) "Voluntary party" means a person to whom all of the
18following apply:
SB77, s. 3668 19Section 3668. 292.15 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1474,2120 292.15 (1) (f) 2. The person did not control, prior to its discharge, a hazardous
21substance that was discharged on the property.
SB77, s. 3669 22Section 3669. 292.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1475,423 292.15 (2) (a) A purchaser Except as provided in sub. (6), a voluntary party is
24exempt from the provisions of s. ss. 289.05 (1), (2) and (4), 289.42 (1), 289.67, 291.25
25(1) to (5), 291.37, 291.85 (2), 291.87 (1m),
292.11 (3), (4) and (7) (b) and (c) and 292.31

1(8), and rules promulgated under those provisions,
with respect to the existence of
2a hazardous substance on the property the release of which occurred prior to the date
3of acquisition of the property, if all of the following occur at any time before or after
4the date of acquisition:
SB77,1475,95 1. The purchaser conducts a thorough An environmental investigation of the
6property is conducted that is approved by the department or the person from whom
7the purchaser acquires the property conducts a thorough environmental
8investigation of the property under a contract with the purchaser and the
9investigation is approved by the department
.
SB77,1475,1410 2. Except as provided in sub. (4), the purchaser cleans up the property is
11cleaned up
by restoring the environment to the extent practicable and minimizing
12the harmful effects from a release discharge of a the hazardous substance in
13accordance with rules promulgated by the department and any contract entered into
14under those rules.
SB77,1475,1815 3. The purchaser voluntary party obtains a certification certificate of
16completion
from the department that the property has been satisfactorily restored
17to the extent practicable and that the harmful effects from a release discharge of a
18hazardous substance have been minimized.
SB77,1475,2119 4. The purchaser voluntary party maintains and monitors the property as
20required under rules promulgated by the department and any contract entered into
21under those rules.
SB77,1475,2322 5. The purchaser voluntary party does not engage in activities that are
23inconsistent with the maintenance of the property.
SB77,1476,324 6. The purchaser voluntary party has not obtained the certification under subd.
253. by fraud or misrepresentation, by the knowing failure to disclose material

1information or under circumstances in which the purchaser voluntary party knew
2or should have known about more environmental pollution discharges of hazardous
3substances
than was were revealed by the investigation conducted under subd. 1.
SB77, s. 3670 4Section 3670. 292.15 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1476,125 292.15 (2) (am) The department may approve a partial cleanup and issue a
6certificate of completion as provided in par. (a) that states that not all of the property
7has been satisfactorily restored or that not all of the harmful effects from a discharge
8of a hazardous substance have been minimized. Approval of a partial cleanup
9exempts a voluntary party from ss. 291.37 (2) and 292.11 (3), (4) and (7) (b) and (c)
10with respect to the portion of the property or hazardous substances cleaned up under
11this paragraph. In addition to meeting the requirements of par. (a), a certificate for
12a partial cleanup under this paragraph may be issued only if:
SB77,1476,1713 1. Public health, safety or the environment will not be endangered by any
14hazardous substances remaining on the property after the partial cleanup, given the
15manner in which the property will be developed and used and any other factors that
16the department considers relevant to the endangerment of public health, safety or
17the environment.
SB77,1476,2118 2. The activities associated with any proposed use or development of the
19property will not aggravate or contribute to the discharge of a hazardous substance
20and will not unduly interfere with, or increase the costs of, restoring the property and
21minimizing the harmful effects of the discharge of a hazardous substance.
SB77,1477,222 3. The owner of the property agrees to cooperate with the department to
23address problems caused by hazardous substances remaining on the property. Such
24cooperation shall include allowing access to the property or allowing the department

1or its agents to undertake activities on the property, including placement of borings,
2equipment and structures on the property.
SB77, s. 3671 3Section 3671. 292.15 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1477,64 292.15 (2) (ar) The department may require the owner of the property to grant
5an easement or other interest in the property for any of the purposes specified in par.
6(am) as a condition of issuing a certificate under par. (am).
SB77, s. 3672 7Section 3672. 292.15 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1477,118 292.15 (2) (b) (intro.) The exemption exemptions provided in par. pars. (a)
9continues and (am) continue to apply after the date of certification by the department
10under par. (a) 3., or approval by the department under par. (am), notwithstanding
11the occurrence of any of the following:
SB77, s. 3673 12Section 3673. 292.15 (2) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB77,1477,1513 292.15 (2) (b) 1. Statutes, rules or regulations are created or amended that
14would impose greater responsibilities on the purchaser voluntary party than those
15imposed under par. (a) 2.
SB77,1477,1916 2. The purchaser voluntary party fully complies with the rules promulgated by
17the department and any contract entered into under those rules under par. (a) 2. but
18it is discovered that the cleanup fails to fully restore the environment and minimize
19the effects from a release discharge of a hazardous substance.
SB77,1477,2220 3. The contamination from a hazardous substance that is the subject of the
21cleanup under par. (a) 2. is discovered to be more extensive than anticipated by the
22purchaser voluntary party and the department.
SB77, s. 3674 23Section 3674. 292.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1478,224 292.15 (2) (c) The department of justice may not commence an action under 42
25USC 9607
against any purchaser voluntary party meeting the criteria of this

1subsection to recover costs for which the purchaser voluntary party is exempt under
2pars. (a), (am) and (b).
SB77, s. 3675 3Section 3675. 292.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1478,54 292.15 (2) (d) This subsection does not apply to a municipal waste landfill, as
5defined in s. 289.01 (22), or to an approved facility.
SB77, s. 3676 6Section 3676. 292.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1478,127 292.15 (3) Successors and assigns. The exemption provided in sub. (2) applies
8to any successor or assignee of the purchaser voluntary party who qualifies as a
9voluntary party and
who complies with the provisions of sub. (2) (a) 4. and 5. unless
10the successor or assignee knows that a certification certificate under sub. (2) (a) 3.
11or (am) was obtained by any of the means or under any of the circumstances specified
12in sub. (2) (a) 6.
SB77, s. 3677 13Section 3677. 292.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1478,1914 292.15 (4) Limited responsibility. The responsibility of a purchaser voluntary
15party
under sub. (2) (a) 2. may be monetarily limited by agreement between the
16purchaser voluntary party and the department if the purchaser voluntary party
17purchased the property from a municipality that acquired the property in a way
18described in s. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. a. or b. The agreement shall stipulate all of the
19following:
SB77,1478,2120 (a) That the purchaser voluntary party may cease the cleanup when the cost
21of the cleanup equals 125% of the anticipated expense of the cleanup.
SB77,1478,2422 (b) That the purchaser voluntary party will continue to receive the benefit of
23the exemption under sub. (2) (a) after cessation of the cleanup if the purchaser
24voluntary party complies with sub. (2) (a) 4. and 5.
SB77,1479,4
1(c) That, if the purchaser voluntary party ceases the cleanup, the purchaser
2voluntary party shall use reasonable efforts to sell the property in accordance with
3rules of the department that define "reasonable efforts" in a manner substantively
4equivalent to 40 CFR 300.1100 (d) (2) (i).
SB77, s. 3678 5Section 3678. 292.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1479,106 292.15 (5) Fees. The department may, in accordance with rules that it
7promulgates, assess and collect fees from a purchaser voluntary party to offset the
8cost of the department's activities under subs. (2) and (4). The fees may include an
9advance deposit, from which the department shall return the amount in excess of the
10cost of the department's activities under subs. (2) and (4).
SB77, s. 3679 11Section 3679. 292.15 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1479,1412 292.15 (6) Liens. This section does not exempt property from any lien filed
13under s. 292.81 (3) for costs incurred by the department prior to the date that
14certification is issued under sub. (2) (a) 3.
SB77, s. 3680 15Section 3680. 292.19 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1479,20 16292.19 Responsibility of persons conducting investigations. (1) For
17purposes of this chapter, a person who conducts an investigation of property to
18determine the existence of, or to obtain information about, a discharge of a hazardous
19substance does not possess or control the hazardous substance or cause the discharge
20of the hazardous substance as the result of conducting the investigation.
SB77,1479,22 21(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person who conducts the investigation
22physically causes a discharge or exacerbates an existing discharge.
SB77, s. 3681 23Section 3681. 292.21 (1) (c) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1480,1824 292.21 (1) (c) 1. d. The lender conducts an environmental assessment of the real
25property in accordance with subd. 2. at any time, but not more than 90 days after the

1date the lender acquires title to, or possession or control of, the real property and
2files
. The lender shall file a complete copy of the environmental assessment with the
3department not more than 180 days after the date the lender acquires title to, or
4possession or control of, the real property. If an environmental assessment is
5conducted more than one year before the date on which the lender acquires title to,
6or possession or control of, the real property, the exemption under this subd. 1. d.
7applies only if the lender does all of the following: visually inspects the property in
8accordance with subd. 2. a. and b. after the date on which the lender acquires title
9to, or possession or control of, the real property to verify the environmental
10assessment; submits a complete copy of the environmental assessment and the
11results of the visual inspection to the department not later than 90 days after the
12lender acquires title to, or possession or control of, the real property; receives notice
13from the department that the department determines that the environmental
14assessment is adequate or that the department directs the lender to address any
15inadequacies in the environmental assessment; corrects, to the satisfaction of the
16department, any inadequacies of an environmental assessment; and reimburses the
17department for the cost to the department of reviewing materials submitted under
18this subd. 1. d.
SB77, s. 3682 19Section 3682. 292.21 (1) (c) 1. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1480,2320 292.21 (1) (c) 1. g. The lender permits reasonable access to the property to the
21department and to any party who may have possessed or controlled a hazardous
22substance that is discharged, or who may have caused the discharge of a hazardous
23substance, on the property.
SB77, s. 3683 24Section 3683. 292.24 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1481,8
1292.24 Civil immunity; lenders and voluntary parties. Any person who
2is entitled to an exemption under s. 292.15 (2) or 292.21 is immune from any civil
3liability related to a hazardous substance released on real property that the person
4holds title to, or has possession or control of, if the hazardous substance was released
5on the property before the date that the person acquired title to, or possession or
6control of, the property and the person acquired title to, or possession or control of,
7the property after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date]. This
8section does not provide any immunity from liability under a contract.
SB77, s. 3684 9Section 3684. 292.31 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3685 10Section 3685. 292.31 (7) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1481,1211 292.31 (7) (c) 4. All moneys received under this paragraph shall be credited to
12the environmental fund for environmental repair management.
SB77, s. 3686 13Section 3686. 292.31 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1481,1914 292.31 (8) (g) Disposition of funds. If the original expenditure was made from
15the environmental repair fund, under s. 25.46, 1987 stats., or the environmental
16fund, the net proceeds of the recovery shall be paid into the environmental fund for
17environmental repair management. If the original expenditure was made from the
18investment and local impact fund, the net proceeds of the recovery shall be paid into
19the investment and local impact fund.
SB77, s. 3687 20Section 3687. 292.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1481,22 21292.35 (title) Political subdivision Local governmental unit
22negotiation and cost recovery.
SB77, s. 3688 23Section 3688. 292.35 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1482,3
1292.35 (1) (bm) "Local governmental unit" means a municipality, a
2redevelopment authority created under s. 66.431 or a public body designated by a
3municipality under s. 66.435 (4).
SB77, s. 3689 4Section 3689. 292.35 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3690 5Section 3690. 292.35 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1482,86 292.35 (1) (f) "Site or facility" has the meaning given in s. 292.61 (1) (b) means
7an approved facility, an approved mining facility, a nonapproved facility, a waste site
8or any site where a hazardous substance is discharged on or after May 21, 1978
.
SB77, s. 3691 9Section 3691. 292.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1482,1210 292.35 (2) Applicability. This section only applies to a site or facility if the site
11or facility is owned by a political subdivision local governmental unit. This section
12does not apply to a landfill until January 1, 1996.
SB77, s. 3692 13Section 3692. 292.35 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1482,1814 292.35 (2g) (a) A political subdivision local governmental unit that intends to
15use the cost recovery procedures in this section shall attempt to identify all
16responsible parties. All information obtained by the political subdivision local
17governmental unit
regarding responsible parties is a public record and may be
18inspected and copied under s. 19.35.
SB77, s. 3693 19Section 3693. 292.35 (2g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1483,220 292.35 (2g) (b) (intro.) Upon the request of an employe or authorized
21representative of the political subdivision local governmental unit, or pursuant to a
22special inspection warrant under s. 66.122, any person who generated, transported,
23treated, stored or disposed of a hazardous substance that may have been disposed
24of or discharged at the site or facility or who is or was an owner or operator shall

1provide the employe or authorized representative access to any records or documents
2in that person's custody, possession or control that relate to all of the following:
SB77, s. 3694 3Section 3694. 292.35 (2g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1483,74 292.35 (2g) (c) The political subdivision local governmental unit shall maintain
5a single repository that is readily accessible to the public for all documents related
6to responsible parties, the investigation, the remedial action and plans for
7redevelopment of the property.
SB77, s. 3695 8Section 3695. 292.35 (2r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1483,109 292.35 (2r) (a) The political subdivision local governmental unit shall, in
10consultation with the department, prepare a draft remedial action plan.
SB77, s. 3696 11Section 3696. 292.35 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1483,2312 292.35 (2r) (b) Upon completion of the draft remedial action plan, the political
13subdivision
local governmental unit shall send written notice to all responsible
14parties identified by the political subdivision local governmental unit, provide public
15notice and conduct a public hearing on the draft remedial action plan. The notice to
16responsible parties shall offer the person receiving the notice an opportunity to
17provide information regarding the status of that person or any other person as a
18responsible party, notice and a description of the public hearing and a description of
19the procedures in this section. At the public hearing, the political subdivision local
20governmental unit
shall solicit testimony on whether the draft remedial action plan
21is the least costly method of meeting the standards for remedial action promulgated
22by the department by rule. The political subdivision local governmental unit shall
23accept written comments for at least 30 days after the close of the public hearing.
SB77, s. 3697 24Section 3697. 292.35 (2r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1484,6
1292.35 (2r) (c) Upon the conclusion of the period for written comment, the
2political subdivision local governmental unit shall prepare a preliminary remedial
3action plan, taking into account the written comments and comments received at the
4public hearing and shall submit the preliminary remedial action plan to the
5department for approval. The department may approve the preliminary remedial
6action plan as submitted or require modifications.
SB77, s. 3698 7Section 3698. 292.35 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1484,158 292.35 (3) (a) (intro.) Upon receiving the department's approval of the
9preliminary remedial action plan, the political subdivision local governmental unit
10shall serve an offer to settle regarding the contribution of funds for investigation and
11remedial action at the site or facility on each of the responsible parties identified by
12the political subdivision local governmental unit, using the procedure for service of
13a summons under s. 801.11 and shall notify the department that the offer to settle
14has been served. The political subdivision local governmental unit shall include in
15the offer to settle all of the following information:
SB77, s. 3699 16Section 3699. 292.35 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1484,1917 292.35 (3) (a) 2. The names, addresses and contact persons, to the extent
18known, for all of the responsible parties identified by the political subdivision local
19governmental unit
.
SB77, s. 3700 20Section 3700. 292.35 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1484,2321 292.35 (3) (a) 3. The location and availability of documents that support the
22claim of the political subdivision local governmental unit against the responsible
23party.
SB77, s. 3701 24Section 3701. 292.35 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1485,6
1292.35 (3) (b) The department shall maintain a list of competent and
2disinterested umpires qualified to perform the duties under subs. (4) to (6). None of
3the umpires may be employes of the department. Upon receiving notice from a
4political subdivision local governmental unit under par. (a), the secretary or his or
5her designee shall select an umpire from the list and inform the political subdivision
6local governmental unit and responsible parties of the person selected.
SB77, s. 3702 7Section 3702. 292.35 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1485,198 292.35 (3) (c) Within 10 days after receiving notice of the umpire selected by
9the department under par. (b), the political subdivision local governmental unit may
10notify the department that the umpire selected is unacceptable. Within 10 days after
11receiving notice of the umpire selected by the department under par. (b), a
12responsible party may notify the department that the umpire selected is
13unacceptable or that the responsible party does not intend to participate in the
14negotiation. Failure to notify the department that the umpire is unacceptable shall
15be considered acceptance. If all responsible parties identified by the political
16subdivision
local governmental unit indicate that they do not intend to participate
17in the negotiation, the department shall inform the political subdivision local
18governmental unit
and the political subdivision local governmental unit shall cease
19further action under this section.
SB77, s. 3703 20Section 3703. 292.35 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1485,2421 292.35 (3) (d) Upon receiving notice under par. (c) that the selected umpire is
22unacceptable, the secretary or his or her designee shall select 5 additional umpires
23from the list and inform the political subdivision local governmental unit and
24responsible parties of the persons selected.
SB77, s. 3704 25Section 3704. 292.35 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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