SB5: Bill Text

SB5, s. 8 Section 8. 166.215 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,4,18 166.215 (2) The division shall reimburse a regional emergency response team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a level A release under sub. (1), or a potential level A release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 1. to determine if an emergency requiring a response existed. Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to amounts collected under sub. (3) and the amounts appropriated under s. 20.465 (3) (dr). Reimbursement is available under s. 20.465 (3) (dr) only if the regional emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify the person responsible under sub. (3) and that person cannot be identified, or, if that person is identified, the team has received reimbursement from that person to the extent that the person is financially able or has determined that the person does not have adequate money or other resources to reimburse the regional emergency response team.

SB5, s. 9 Section 9. 166.215 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB5,4,24 166.215 (3) A person shall reimburse the division for costs incurred by a regional emergency response team in responding to an emergency if the team followed the procedures established under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 1. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed and if any of the following conditions applies:

SB5,5,2 (a) The person possessed or controlled a hazardous substance that was involved in the emergency.

SB5,5,3 (b) The person caused the emergency.

SB5, s. 10 Section 10. 166.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB5, s. 11 Section 11. 166.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,5,9 166.22 (1) (c) "Local agency" means an agency of a county, city, village, or town, including a municipal police or fire department, a municipal health organization, a county office of emergency management, a county sheriff, an emergency medical service, a local emergency response team, or a public works department.

SB5, s. 12 Section 12. 166.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB5,5,12 166.22 (1) (d) "Local emergency response team" means a team that the committee identifies under s. 166.21 (2m) (e).

SB5, s. 13 Section 13. 166.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,5,17 166.22 (2) A person who possesses or controls a hazardous substance that is discharged released or who causes the discharge release of a hazardous substance shall take the actions necessary to protect public health and safety and prevent damage to property.

SB5, s. 14 Section 14. 166.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,6,2 166.22 (3) If action required under sub. (2) is not being adequately taken or the identity of the person responsible for a discharge an emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance is unknown and the discharge emergency involving a release or potential release threatens public health or safety or damage to property, a local agency may take any emergency action that is consistent with the contingency plan for the undertaking of emergency actions in response to the discharge release or potential release of hazardous substances established by the department of natural resources under s. 292.11 (5) and that it considers appropriate under the circumstances.

SB5, s. 15 Section 15. 166.22 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,6,15 166.22 (3m) The division shall reimburse a local emergency response team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a hazardous substance discharge under sub. (3) release, or potential release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 2. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed. Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to the amount appropriated under s. 20.465 (3) (dr). Reimbursement is available under s. 20.465 (3) (dr) only if the local emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify the person responsible under sub. (4) and that person cannot be identified, or, if that person is identified, the team has received reimbursement from that person to the extent that the person is financially able or has determined that the person does not have adequate money or other resources to reimburse the local emergency response team.

SB5, s. 16 Section 16. 166.22 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB5,6,20 166.22 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person shall reimburse a local agency as provided in sub. (5) for actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred in responding to an emergency involving the release or potential release of a hazardous substance if any of the following conditions applies:

SB5,6,22 1. The person possessed or controlled a hazardous substance involved in the emergency.

SB5,6,23 2. The person caused the emergency.

SB5,7,3 (b) A local emergency response team may receive reimbursement under par. (a) only if the team followed the procedures established under s. 166.20 (2) (bs) 2. to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed.

SB5, s. 17 Section 17. 166.22 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,7,7 166.22 (5) (am) A local agency seeking reimbursement under sub. (4) shall submit a claim stating its expenses to the reviewing entity for the county in which the discharge emergency occurred.

SB5, s. 18 Section 18. 166.22 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,7,15 166.22 (5) (b) The reviewing entity shall review claims submitted under par. (am) and determine the amount of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred. The reviewing entity shall provide a person who is liable for reimbursement under sub. (4) with a notice of the amount of expenses it has determined to be reasonable and necessary that arise from one discharge and are arose from the emergency involving the release or potential release of a hazardous substance and that were incurred by all local agencies from which the reviewing entity receives a claim.

SB5, s. 19 Section 19. 895.483 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,7,18 895.483 (title) Civil liability exemption; regional and county local emergency response teams and their sponsoring agencies.

SB5, s. 20 Section 20. 895.483 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB5,7,23 895.483 (2) A county local emergency response team, a member of such a team and the county, city, village, or town that contracts to provide the emergency response team to the county are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to carrying out responsibilities pursuant to a designation under s. 166.21 (2m) (e).

SB5, s. 21 Section 21. Initial applicability; military affairs.

SB5,8,3 (1) Emergency response. This act first applies to emergencies involving the release or potential release of hazardous substances that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

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