166.08 History History: 1979 c. 34; 1979 c. 361 ss. 56, 112; Stats. 1979 s. 166.08; 1983 a. 189; 1999 a. 83.
166.09 166.09 Public shelters; immunity from civil liability.
166.09(1)(1) Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants to the state or any of its political subdivisions a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the state or any of its political subdivisions to inspect, designate and use the whole or any part thereof for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual, impending, mock or practice attack shall, together with his or her successors in interest, if any, not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of or injury to any person on or about such real estate or premises under such license, privilege or permission or for loss or damage to the property of such person, if the owner or controller has complied with sub. (2).
166.09(2) (2) Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who gratuitously grants the use thereof for the purposes stated in sub. (1) shall make known to the licensee any hidden dangers or safety hazards which are known to the owner or occupant of said real estate or premises which might possibly result in death or injury or loss of property to any person making use thereof.
166.09 History History: 1979 c. 361 ss. 56, 112; Stats. 1979 s. 166.09.
166.10 166.10 Preservation of essential public records. The public records board shall establish a system for the preservation of essential state public records necessary for the continuity of governmental functions in the event of enemy action or natural or man-made disasters. The board shall:
166.10(1) (1) Determine what records are essential for operation during a state of emergency and thereafter through consultation with all state departments and independent agencies and the administrator, establish the manner in which such records shall be preserved, and provide for their preservation.
166.10(2) (2) Require every state department and independent agency to establish and maintain a preservation program for essential state public records.
166.10(3) (3) Provide for security storage of essential state records.
166.10(4) (4) Furnish state departments and independent agencies with copies of the final plan for preservation of essential public records.
166.10(5) (5) Advise all political subdivisions of this state on preservation of essential public records.
166.10 History History: 1979 c. 361 s. 57; Stats. 1979 s. 166.10; 1981 c. 350 s. 13; 1985 a. 180 ss. 24, 30m; 1987 a. 147 s. 25; 1995 a. 27.
166.15 166.15 Radioactive waste emergencies.
166.15(1) (1)Definitions. In this section:
166.15(1)(a) (a) "Association" means a relationship in which one person controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another person.
166.15(1)(b) (b) "Company" means any partnership, joint-stock company, business trust or organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, and any person acting as a receiver, trustee or other liquidator of a partnership, joint-stock company, business trust or organized group of persons. "Company" does not include a state or local governmental body.
166.15(1)(c) (c) "Control" means to possess, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a company, whether that power is exercised through one or more intermediary companies, or alone, or in conjunction with, or by an agreement with, any other company, and whether that power is established through a majority or minority ownership or voting of securities, common directors, officers, stockholders, voting trusts, holding trusts, affiliated companies, contract or by any other direct or indirect means. "Control" includes owning, holding or controlling, directly or indirectly, at least 5% of the voting power in the election of directors of a company. "Control" has the same meaning as the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with".
166.15(1)(d) (d) "Emergency provider" means any person who provides emergency care or facilities and includes emergency management.
166.15(1)(e) (e) "Harm" means:
166.15(1)(e)1. 1. Damage to property.
166.15(1)(e)2. 2. Personal physical injury, illness or death, including mental anguish or emotional harm attendant to the personal physical injury, illness or death.
166.15(1)(e)4. 4. Economic loss.
166.15(1)(e)5. 5. Environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
166.15(1)(e)6. 6. Expenses incurred by an emergency provider in preparing for and responding to a nuclear incident which are not reimbursed under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 2. or 3. or (2) (b) 7. or 292.11 (7).
166.15(1)(f) (f) "Nuclear incident" means any sudden or nonsudden release of ionizing radiation, as defined under s. 254.31 (3g), from radioactive waste being stored or disposed of in a waste repository or transported. "Nuclear incident" does not include any release of radiation from radioactive waste being transported under routine operations.
166.15(1)(g) (g) "Person" means any individual or company. "Person" includes the federal government.
166.15(1)(h) (h) "Radioactive waste" means radioactive waste, as defined in s. 293.25 (1) (b), and radioactive defense waste.
166.15(1)(i) (i) "Responsible party" means any person described under sub. (3) (a) 1. a. to d.
166.15(1)(j) (j) "Routine operations" means the operation of transportation equipment in a manner that is not subject to the requirements for immediate notice of incidents under 49 USC 1801 to 1811 or notice of discharge under s. 292.11 (2).