323.61(3)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding sub.
(2), the division shall deny that portion of a grant calculated under par.
(a) 2. if the division determines that the committee has failed to meet grant obligations, including the development, review, exercise or implementation of local emergency response plans as required under s.
323.60 or the federal act.
323.61(3)(e)
(e) Annually, the division shall establish a formula to determine the amount of emergency planning grant funds available to each county.
323.61(4)
(4) Payment of grants. Annually, the division shall review all applications received under this section and make grants to committees from the appropriations under s.
20.465 (3) (jm) and
(r). If insufficient funds are available to pay all approved grants, the division shall prorate the available funds among the eligible applicants in proportion to the approved grant amounts. A prorated payment shall be deemed full payment of the grant.
323.61(5)(a)
(a) The division may pay a portion of a grant before the end of the period covered by the grant if a committee requests the advance payment and if the division determines that the necessary funds are available and that the advance payment will not result in insufficient funds to pay other grants.
323.61(5)(b)
(b) The division may pay an amount up to 50 percent of anticipated eligible costs covered by a grant up to 12 months before the end of the period covered by the grant. The division may pay an additional amount up to 25 percent of anticipated eligible costs up to 6 months before the end of the period covered by the grant. The division shall determine anticipated eligible costs from a budget submitted by the committee at the time that the committee requests payment in advance.
323.61(5)(c)
(c) If a committee receives advance payments under this subsection which exceed the total grant amount calculated under sub.
(3), the division shall subtract the amount of the overpayment from the amount of a grant paid to that committee in the next year that the committee receives a grant.
323.62
323.62
Mobile field force grants. From the appropriation under s.
20.465 (3) (dm), the division may award grants to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, as defined in s.
165.77 (1) (c), to fund crowd-control training and equipment used for crowd control.
323.62 History
History: 2017 a. 59.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
323.70
323.70
Hazardous substance emergency response. 323.70(1)(b)
(b) “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.
323.70(2)
(2) The division shall contract with no more than 9 regional emergency response teams, one of which shall be located in La Crosse County. Each regional emergency response team shall assist in the emergency response to level A releases in a region of this state designated by the division. The division shall contract with at least one regional emergency response team in each area designated under s.
323.13 (2) (a). The division may only contract with a local agency under this subsection. A member of a regional emergency response team shall meet the highest standards for a hazardous materials responder in
29 CFR 1910.120 (q) (6) (iv) and National Fire Protection Association standards NFPA 471 and 472. Regional emergency response teams shall have at least one member that is trained in each of the appropriate specialty areas under National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 472. Payments to regional emergency response teams under this subsection shall be made from the appropriation account under s.
20.465 (3) (dd).
323.70(3)
(3) 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, or a potential level A release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under sub.
(7) (b) to determine if an emergency requiring a response existed. Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to amounts collected under sub.
(4) 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.
(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 regional emergency response team.
323.70(4)
(4) A person shall reimburse the division for costs incurred by a regional emergency response team in responding to an emergency involving a level A release or a potential level A release if the team followed the procedures established under s. sub.
(7) (b) to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed and if any of the following conditions applies:
323.70(4)(a)
(a) The person possessed or controlled a hazardous substance that was involved in the emergency.
323.70(5)
(5) A member of a regional emergency response team who is acting under a contract under sub.
(2) is considered an employee of the state for purposes of worker's compensation benefits.
323.70(6)
(6) The division shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing, before entering into a new contractual agreement under sub.
(2) or renewing or extending a contractual agreement under sub.
(2), of the specific funding commitment involved in that proposed new, renewed or extended contract. The division shall include in that notification information regarding any anticipated contractual provisions that involve state fiscal commitments for each fiscal year in the proposed new, renewed or extended contract. The division may enter into a new contractual agreement or renew or extend a contractual agreement, as proposed in the notification to the joint committee on finance, if within 14 working days after notification the committee does not schedule a meeting to review the division's proposed action. If, within 14 working days after notification to the joint committee on finance, the committee notifies the division that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the division's proposed action, the division may enter into the proposed new contact or renew or extend the contract as proposed only if the committee approves that action.
323.70(6m)
(6m) From the appropriation under s.
20.465 (3) (df), the division may award grants to local agencies with which the division contracts under sub.
(2). A grant awarded under this subsection shall be used to fund the replacement of equipment used in emergency responses to releases of hazardous substances under this section.
323.70(7)(a)(a) The division shall promulgate rules establishing standards to determine all of the following:
323.70(7)(a)1.
1. If a regional or local emergency response team has made a good faith effort to identify a person responsible for the emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance under sub.
(4) or s.
323.71 (4).
323.70(7)(a)2.
2. If a person responsible for the emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance under sub.
(4) or s.
323.71 (4) is financially able or has the money or resources necessary to reimburse a regional or local emergency response team for the expenses incurred by the regional or local emergency response team in responding to the emergency.
323.70(7)(b)
(b) The division shall promulgate rules that establish the procedures that a regional emergency response team shall follow to determine if an emergency that requires the team's response exists as the result of a level A release or a potential level A release.
323.70(7)(c)
(c) The division shall promulgate rules that establish the procedures that a local emergency response team shall follow to determine if an emergency that requires the team's response exists as the result of a release or potential release of a hazardous substance, as defined in s.
299.01 (6).
323.71
323.71
Local agency response and reimbursement. 323.71(1)(1)
A person who possesses or controls a hazardous substance that is released or who causes the release of a hazardous substance shall take the actions necessary to protect public health and safety and prevent damage to property.
323.71(2)
(2) If action required under sub.
(1) is not being adequately taken or the identity of the person responsible for an emergency involving a release or potential release of a hazardous substance is unknown and the 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 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.
323.71(3)
(3) The division shall reimburse a local emergency response team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a hazardous substance release, or potential release, if the team followed the procedures in the rules promulgated under s.
323.70 (7) (c) 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.
323.71(4)(a)(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:
323.71(4)(a)1.
1. The person possessed or controlled a hazardous substance involved in the emergency.
323.71(4)(b)
(b) A local emergency response team may receive reimbursement under par.
(a) only if the team followed the procedures established under s.
323.70 (7) (c) to determine if an emergency requiring the team's response existed.
323.71(5)(a)(a) The county board may designate a county employee or body as the reviewing entity under this subsection. If the county board does not make a designation, the local emergency planning committee is the reviewing entity.
323.71(5)(am)
(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 emergency occurred.
323.71(5)(b)
(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 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.
323.71(5)(c)
(c) If a person receiving a notice under par.
(b) objects to the amount of expenses in the notice, the person may ask the reviewing entity to review its determination. The reviewing entity may modify the determination and shall notify the person of the result of its review.
323.71(5)(d)
(d) A person liable for reimbursement under sub.
(4) shall pay the reimbursement directly to each local agency.
323.71(6)
(6) A county may enact an ordinance in conformity with this section that governs the administration of claims under sub.
(5).
323.71 History
History: 1989 a. 256;
1995 a. 13,
227,
247;
1997 a. 27;
2001 a. 16;
2009 a. 42 ss.
222,
225 to
231; Stats. 2009 s. 323.71.
323.72
323.72
Structural collapse emergency response. 323.72(1)(1)
A regional structural collapse team shall assist in the emergency response to a structural collapse incident in a region of this state designated by the division. Whenever a regional structural collapse team assists in an emergency response under this subsection, it shall determine under the rules promulgated under sub.
(5) whether an emergency requiring the team's response existed. If the regional structural collapse team determines that such an emergency existed, it shall make a good faith effort to identify the person who is required to reimburse the division under sub.
(3) and shall provide that information to the division. The division shall contract with local agencies, as defined in s.
323.70 (1) (b), to establish no more than 4 regional structural collapse teams. A member of a regional structural collapse team shall meet the highest standards for a structural collapse team under the National Fire Protection Association standards NFPA 1006 and 1670.
323.72(2)
(2) The division shall reimburse a regional structural collapse team for costs incurred by the team in responding to an emergency involving a structural collapse incident if the team determines that a structural collapse emergency requiring a response existed as provided under the rules promulgated under sub.
(5). Reimbursement under this subsection is limited to amounts collected under sub.
(3). Reimbursement under this subsection is available only if the regional structure collapse team has identified the person who is required to reimburse the division under sub.
(3) and provided that information to the division.
323.72(3)
(3) A person shall reimburse the division for costs incurred by a regional structural collapse team in responding to an emergency if the team determines under the rules promulgated under sub.
(5) that an emergency requiring the team's response existed and that one of the following conditions applies:
323.72(3)(a)
(a) The person possessed or controlled a structure that was involved in the structural collapse.
323.72(4)
(4) A member of a regional structural collapse team who is acting under a contract under sub.
(1) is considered an employee of the state for purposes of worker's compensation benefits.
323.72(5)(a)(a) The division shall promulgate rules establishing standards to be used to determine if a regional structural response team has made a good faith effort to identify the person who is required to reimburse the division under sub.
(3).
323.72(5)(b)
(b) The division shall promulgate rules that establish the procedures that a regional structural collapse team shall follow to determine if a structural collapse emergency requiring the team's response existed.
323.72 History
History: 2009 a. 43 s.
1; Stats. 2009 s. 323.72;
2011 a. 258 s.
67.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACTS
323.80
323.80
Emergency management assistance compact. The following compact, by and between the state of Wisconsin and all other states that enter into the compact, is ratified and approved:
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT
323.80(1)
(1) Article I — Purpose and Authorities. 323.80(1)(a)(a) This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states that enact this compact, called “party states" in this section. In this agreement, the term “states" means the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions.
323.80(1)(b)
(b) The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance among the party states in managing any emergency or disaster that is declared by the governor of the affected state, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, civil emergency aspects of resource shortages, community disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.
323.80(1)(c)
(c) This compact also provides for mutual cooperation in emergency-related exercises, testing, or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by party states or subdivisions of party states during emergencies if such activities occur outside actual declared emergency periods. Mutual assistance in this compact may include the use of the states' national guard forces, either in accordance with the national guard mutual assistance compact or by mutual agreement among states.
323.80(2)
(2) Article II — General Implementation. 323.80(2)(a)(a) Each party state recognizes that many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each party state recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside resources to make a prompt and effective response to such an emergency.
323.80(2)(b)
(b) The prompt, full, and effective utilization of resources of the party states, including any resources on hand or available from the federal government or any other source, that are essential to the safety, care, and welfare of the people in the event of any emergency or disaster declared by a party state, shall be the underlying principle on which subs.
(1) to
(12) of this compact shall be understood.
323.80(2)(c)
(c) On behalf of the governor of each party state, the legally designated state official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management will be responsible for formulation of the appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and procedures necessary to implement this compact.
323.80(3)
(3) Article III — Party State Responsibilities. 323.80(3)(a)(a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this subsection. In formulating such plans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall do all of the following:
323.80(3)(a)1.
1. Review individual state hazards analyses and, to the extent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the party states might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civil disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.
323.80(3)(a)2.
2. Review party states' individual emergency plans and develop a plan that will determine the mechanism for the interstate management and provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.
323.80(3)(a)3.
3. Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gaps and to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing or developed plans.
323.80(3)(a)4.
4. Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing the state boundaries.
323.80(3)(a)5.
5. Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services, medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and critical lifeline equipment, services, and resources, both human and material.
323.80(3)(a)6.
6. Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan and delivery of human and material resources, together with procedures for reimbursement or forgiveness.
323.80(3)(a)7.
7. Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporary suspension of any statues or ordinances that restrict the implementation of the responsibilities listed in subds.
1. to
6. 323.80(3)(b)
(b) The authorized representative of a party state may request assistance of another party state by contacting the authorized representative of that state. The provisions of this agreement shall only apply to requests for assistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requests may be made by and to authorized representatives. Requests may be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed in writing within thirty days of the verbal request. Requests shall provide all of the following.
323.80(3)(b)1.
1. A description of the emergency service function for which assistance is needed, such as fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue.
323.80(3)(b)2.
2. The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials and supplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they will be needed.
323.80(3)(b)3.
3. The specific place and time for staging of the assisting party's response and a point of contact at that location.
323.80(3)(c)
(c) There shall be frequent consultation among state officials who have assigned emergency management responsibilities and other appropriate representatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions and the U.S. government, with free exchange of information, plans, and resource records relating to emergency capabilities.
323.80(4)
(4) Article IV — Limitations. Any party state requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for mutual aid shall take any action that is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms of this compact, provided that it is understood that the state rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for that state. Each party state shall afford to the emergency forces of any party state, while operating within its state limits under the terms and conditions of this compact, the same powers, except that of arrest unless specifically authorized by the receiving state, duties, rights, and privileges as are afforded forces of the state in which it is performing emergency services. Emergency forces will continue under the command and control of their regular leaders, but the organizational units will come under the operational control of the emergency services authorities of the state receiving assistance. These conditions may be activated, as needed, only subsequent to a declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the governor of the party state that is to receive assistance or commencement of exercises or training for mutual aid and shall continue so long as the exercises or training for mutual aid are in progress, the state of emergency or disaster remains in effect, or loaned resources remain in the receiving state, whichever is longest.
323.80(5)
(5) Article V — Licenses and Permits. Whenever any person holds a license, certificate, or other permit issued by any party state evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical, or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving party state, that person shall be deemed licensed, certified, or permitted by the state requesting assistance to render aid involving such skill to meet a declared emergency or disaster, subject to any limitations and conditions as the governor of the requesting state may prescribe by executive order or otherwise.
323.80(6)
(6) Article VI — Liability. Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another party state shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes, and no party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another party state shall be liable on account of any act or omission performed in good faith on the part of those forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection with the rendering of aid. “Good faith" in this subsection shall not include willful, wanton or reckless misconduct.
