94.73(3)(b)
(b) The department finds that the corrective action costs incurred by the applicant are reasonable and the corrective action taken is necessary.
94.73(3)(c)
(c) The applicant demonstrates, to the department's satisfaction, that the corrective action costs are not covered by insurance and have not been reimbursed from other sources.
94.73(3)(d)
(d) The applicant has complied with every corrective action order issued to the applicant by the department under
sub. (2) or the department of natural resources under
s. 292.11 (7) (c).
94.73(3)(f)
(f) The applicant, upon discovery of the discharge, promptly reported the discharge to the department or, if the applicant was required to report the discharge under
s. 292.11 (2), to the department of natural resources.
94.73(3)(g)
(g) If the discharge occurred at a pesticide mixing and loading site owned or operated by the applicant, the applicant has fully complied with rules promulgated by the department under
sub. (11) (d) requiring registration of pesticide mixing and loading sites.
94.73(3)(h)
(h) If the applicant was required to submit a work plan under
sub. (4), the corrective action taken by the applicant was in accordance with a work plan approved by the department.
94.73(3m)
(3m) Costs not eligible for reimbursement. An applicant under
sub. (3) is not eligible for reimbursement of any of the following costs:
94.73(3m)(a)
(a) Costs for corrective action taken in response to a discharge that is an intentional use of an agricultural chemical for agricultural purposes, unless the corrective action is ordered by the department under
sub. (2) or by the department of natural resources under
s. 292.11 (7) (c).
94.73(3m)(c)
(c) Costs for corrective action that a pesticide manufacturer or labeler takes in response to a discharge by that pesticide manufacturer or labeler.
94.73(3m)(d)
(d) Costs for corrective action taken in response to a discharge that occurs while the agricultural chemical is being held or transported by a common carrier.
94.73(3m)(e)
(e) Costs for corrective action taken in response to a discharge from a facility that is required to be licensed under
s. 289.31 or that would be required to be licensed except that the department of natural resources has issued a specific exemption under
s. 289.43 or rules promulgated under
s. 289.05 (1) or
(2).
94.73(3m)(f)
(f) The cost of an activity that the department determines does not contribute to cleaning up a discharge.
94.73(3m)(g)
(g) A cost related to the repair, replacement or upgrading of a facility, structure or equipment, except that, if a responsible person who applies for reimbursement demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the removal of an existing structure is the least expensive corrective action alternative, the department may reimburse the responsible person the depreciated value of the structure as determined by the department by rule.
94.73(3m)(j)
(j) Costs of permanent relocation of residents.
94.73(3m)(L)
(L) The cost of a responsible person's time spent in planning and implementing the corrective action.
94.73(3m)(m)
(m) Costs incurred for the review of corrective action work plans.
94.73(3m)(o)
(o) The cost of corrective action that is not in compliance with federal, state or local safety codes.
94.73(3m)(p)
(p) A cost payable under an insurance or other contract.
94.73(3m)(q)
(q) The cost of replacing discharged agricultural chemicals.
94.73(3m)(r)
(r) The cost of providing alternative sources of drinking water, except that, subject to
sub. (6) (b) to
(f), the department may reimburse a responsible person who applies for reimbursement a total of not more than $20,000 for the replacement of private wells if the department or the department of natural resources orders the well replacement in response to a discharge.
94.73(3m)(t)
(t) Costs incurred by any federal, state or local governmental entity.
94.73(3m)(u)
(u) Corrective action costs incurred by a responsible person in response to a discharge caused by that responsible person's intentional or grossly negligent violation of law, including
ss. 94.645 or
94.67 to
94.71, a rule promulgated under those sections or an order issued under those sections.
94.73(3m)(v)
(v) Other costs excluded by the department by rule.
94.73(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (d), no responsible person may receive reimbursement for corrective action costs exceeding $7,500 unless the responsible person submits to the department in writing, and the department approves, a work plan for the corrective action before the corrective action is taken.
94.73(4)(b)
(b) Except as agreed under
sub. (12), the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall promptly furnish the department of natural resources with a copy of each work plan submitted to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
par. (a) for comment by the department of natural resources. Within 14 days after it receives a copy of a work plan or within a different time period agreed to under
sub. (12), the department of natural resources may provide the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection with any comments of the department of natural resources on the work plan. If the department of natural resources timely submits written comments on a proposed work plan, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall either incorporate those comments into the approved work plan or give the department of natural resources a written explanation of why the comments were not incorporated.
94.73(4)(c)
(c) The department shall approve or reject a work plan submitted under
par. (a) within 30 days after its submission. If the department fails to approve or reject the work plan within 30 days after its submission, the work plan approval requirement in
par. (a) no longer applies.
94.73(4)(d)
(d) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
94.73(4)(d)1.
1. A reasonable and necessary corrective action taken on an emergency basis.
94.73(4)(d)2.
2. A corrective action taken before August 12, 1993.
94.73(5)(a)(a) A responsible person who seeks reimbursement for corrective action costs shall submit an application to the department. The application shall be made on a form provided, and shall contain information reasonably required, by the department.
94.73(5)(b)
(b) A responsible person may not submit more than one application under
par. (a) within a 12-month period for the same discharge site.
94.73(5)(c)
(c) Within 10 days from the date of the receipt of an application under
par. (a), the department shall notify the applicant of the receipt of the application. The department shall grant or deny the application within 90 days after receipt of the application unless the applicant agrees to an extension.
94.73(5)(d)
(d) Before or after the department receives an application under
par. (a), the department may issue a preliminary opinion on whether an applicant is eligible for reimbursement of corrective action costs. The opinion is not binding on the department.
94.73(5)(e)
(e) No person may make a false statement or misrepresentation on an application submitted under this section. A person who makes a false statement or misrepresentation on an application related to a corrective action is ineligible for reimbursement related to that corrective action and is ineligible for any reimbursement related to any other corrective action taken or ordered within 5 years after the date of the false statement or misrepresentation. If the responsible person has received any reimbursement for which the responsible person is ineligible under this paragraph, the responsible person shall refund the full amount of that reimbursement to the department. The amounts refunded to the department under this paragraph shall be deposited in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund.
94.73(6)(a)(a) If the department determines that a responsible person is eligible for reimbursement of corrective action costs under
sub. (3), the department shall authorize reimbursement in the amount specified in this subsection and in the manner provided in
sub. (7).
94.73(6)(am)
(am) If more than one responsible person is eligible for reimbursement under
sub. (3) for corrective action taken in response to one or more discharges at the same site, the combined amount paid to those responsible persons may not exceed the maximum amount specified for a single responsible person under this section, except as provided by the department by rule. The department shall allocate payments among the responsible persons according to rules promulgated by the department.
94.73(6)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
pars. (c) and
(e), the department shall reimburse a responsible person an amount equal to 80% of the corrective action costs incurred for each discharge site that are greater than $3,000 and less than $400,000.
94.73(6)(c)
(c) Except as provided in
par. (e), the department shall reimburse a responsible person an amount equal to 80% of the corrective action costs incurred for each discharge site that are greater than $7,500 and less than $400,000 if any of the following applies:
94.73(6)(c)2.
2. The responsible person employs more than 25 persons.
94.73(6)(c)3.
3. The responsible person has gross annual sales of more than $2,500,000.
94.73(6)(d)
(d) For the purposes for
pars. (b) and
(c), a discharge that occurs in the course of transporting an agricultural chemical is considered to have occurred at the site from which the agricultural chemical was being transported if the site from which the agricultural chemical was being transported is under the ownership or control of the person transporting the agricultural chemical.
94.73(6)(e)
(e) The department may not reimburse corrective action costs that exceed $100,000 for any one discharge for which groundwater remediation is not ordered unless the criteria in rules promulgated under
par. (f) are satisfied.
94.73(6)(f)
(f) The department may promulgate rules under which it may provide reimbursement under
pars. (b) and
(c) for corrective action costs that exceed $100,000 at a site at which groundwater remediation is not ordered if the applicant obtains the approval of the department before incurring the costs and if the contamination is extensive or complex cleanup strategies are required. The rules shall establish criteria for exceeding the $100,000 limit, such as the size of the area contaminated or the type of agricultural chemical that is involved.
94.73(7)(a)(a) The department may make payments to a responsible person who is eligible for reimbursement under
sub. (3) if the department has authorized reimbursement to that person under
sub. (6). The department shall make payment from the appropriation accounts under
s. 20.115 (7) (e) and
(wm), subject to the availability of funds in those appropriation accounts. If there are insufficient funds to pay the full amounts authorized under
sub. (6) to all eligible responsible persons, the department shall distribute payments in the order in which applications were received, unless the department specifies, by rule, a different order of payment.
94.73(7)(b)
(b) The department may promulgate rules specifying the procedure by which, and the order in which, it will distribute payments under
par. (a). The department may establish distribution priorities or formulas based on the severity of contamination, the time elapsed since corrective action costs were incurred or other factors that the department considers appropriate.
94.73(8)
(8) Subrogation. The department is entitled to the right of subrogation for the reimbursement of corrective action costs to the extent that a responsible person who receives reimbursement of corrective action costs may recover the costs from a 3rd party. The amounts collected by the department under this subsection shall be deposited in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund.
94.73(9)
(9) Sampling requirements. The department, in cooperation with the department of natural resources, shall establish a program for the collection and analysis of soil and other environmental samples at sites where discharges may have occurred, including sites required to be registered according to rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
sub. (11).
94.73(11)
(11) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. The department may promulgate rules regarding all of the following:
94.73(11)(a)
(a) The form of the application required to be filed with the department by persons seeking reimbursement of corrective action costs.
94.73(11)(b)
(b) The procedures to be used by the department in determining eligibility for and the amount of reimbursement for corrective action costs.
94.73(11)(c)
(c) The procedures to be used in making annual payments under
sub. (7).
94.73(11)(d)
(d) Registration requirements for persons who own or operate pesticide mixing and loading sites.
94.73(11)(e)
(e) Reasonable and customary charges for corrective action costs.
94.73(11)(f)
(f) Payment priorities under
sub. (7) among eligible responsible persons.
94.73(11)(g)
(g) Requirements related to the contents of orders under
sub. (2) or work plans under
sub. (4) (a).
94.73(11)(h)
(h) Corrective action costs that are not eligible for reimbursement under this section.
94.73(12)
(12) Memorandum of understanding. The department and the department of natural resources shall enter into a memorandum of understanding establishing their respective functions in the administration of this section. The memorandum of understanding shall establish procedures to ensure that corrective actions taken under this section are consistent with actions taken under
s. 292.11 (7). The department and the department of natural resources may request that the secretary of administration provide assistance in accomplishing the memorandum of understanding.
94.73(12m)
(12m) Sample collection and analysis. For the purpose of investigating a discharge or exercising its authority under this section, the department may collect and analyze samples of plants, soil, surface water, groundwater and other material.
94.73(13)
(13) Penalty. Any person who violates this section or an order issued or rule promulgated under this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
94.73(14)
(14) Enforcement. The department, the department of justice at the request of the department or any district attorney at the request of the department may bring an action in the name of the state to recover a forfeiture under
sub. (13) or to seek an injunction restraining the violation of an order issued by the department under this section.
94.73(15)(a)(a) The department may, by rule, reduce any of the surcharges in
ss. 94.64 (3r) (b) and
(4) (a) 5.,
94.681 (3),
94.685 (3) (a) 2.,
94.703 (3) (a) 2. and
94.704 (3) (a) 2. below the amounts specified in those provisions. The department shall adjust surcharge amounts as necessary to maintain a balance in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund at the end of each fiscal year of at least $2,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, but may not increase a surcharge amount over the amount specified in
s. 94.64 (3r) (b) or
(4) (a) 5.,
94.681 (3),
94.685 (3) (a) 2.,
94.703 (3) (a) 2. or
94.704 (3) (a) 2.
94.73(15)(b)
(b) If the department proposes to promulgate a rule under
par. (a) using the procedures under
s. 227.24, the department shall notify the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance before beginning those procedures. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed rule, the department may begin the procedures under
s. 227.24. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed rule, the department may not begin the procedures under
s. 227.24 until the committee approves the proposed rule.
94.76
94.76
Honeybee disease and pest control. 94.76(1)
(1) The department shall maintain surveillance of the beekeeping industry for the detection and prevention of honeybee diseases and pests, and may promulgate or issue such rules or orders or adopt such control measures which in its judgment may be necessary to prevent, suppress or control the introduction, spread or dissemination of honeybee diseases and pests in this state.
94.76(2)
(2) In the execution of its functions under this section, the department and its authorized agents shall have free access at all reasonable times to all apiaries, buildings, structures, rooms, vehicles or places where honeybees, beehives, beekeeping equipment or appliances, or honeybee products may be kept or stored, or in which they may be transported, and may open any package or container believed to contain honeybees, honeycombs, honeybee products, beekeeping equipment or appliances or any other materials capable of transmitting honeybee diseases or harboring pests, and obtain inspectional samples from such products or materials for further testing, examination or analysis.
94.76(3)
(3) Honeybees shall be kept in movable frame hives. No person shall knowingly store, hold or expose honeybee products, beehives or any other beekeeping equipment or appliances in a manner which may contribute to the spread or dissemination of honeybee diseases or pests.
94.76(4)
(4) No person may bring or cause to be brought into this state any honeybee, beehive, drawn comb or used beekeeping equipment or appliances without reporting the shipment to the department. Reports shall be made on forms furnished by the department which shall include the name and address of the consignor, name and address of the consignee, date and manner of shipment, and any further information that the department requires. All reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official inspector certifying that the materials have been inspected as required by the department by rule and are apparently free from honeybee diseases or pests.
94.76(5)
(5) The department shall charge fees sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of inspections made at the request of any beekeeper to enable the interstate movement of beekeeping equipment or appliances, or honeybees or their products, and may bring an action for the payment thereof including reasonable costs of collection.
94.761
94.761
Beekeepers, etc.; agricultural pursuit. The moving, raising and producing of bees, beeswax, honey and honey products shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit. Any keeper of 50 or more hives of bees who is engaged in the foregoing activities is a farmer and engaged in farming for all statutory purposes.
94.77
94.77
Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not prescribed shall be fined not to exceed $200 or imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed 6 months or both.
94.77 History
History: 1999 a. 83.
