292.55 Requests for liability clarification and technical assistance.
(1)
(a) The department may, upon request, assist a person to determine whether the person is or may become liable for the environmental pollution of a property.
(b) The department may, upon request, assist in, or provide comments on, the planning and implementation of an environmental investigation of a property or the environmental cleanup of a property.
(c) The department may determine whether further action is necessary to remedy environmental pollution of a property.
(d) The department may issue a letter to a person seeking assistance under this subsection concerning any of the following:
1. The liability of a person owning or leasing a property for environmental pollution of the property.
2. The type and extent of environmental pollution of a property.
3. The adequacy of an environmental investigation.
4. Any other matter related to the request for assistance under this subsection.
(2) The department may assess and collect fees from a person to offset the costs of providing assistance under sub. (1). The department shall promulgate rules for the assessment and collection of fees under this subsection. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (dh).
History: 1997 a. 27; 2017 a. 59.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 292 - Remedial action.
292.11 - Hazardous substance spills.
292.12 - Sites with residual contamination.
292.13 - Property affected by off-site discharge.
292.15 - Voluntary party remediation and exemption from liability.
292.16 - Responsibility of certain municipalities acquiring closed landfills.
292.19 - Responsibility of persons conducting investigations.
292.21 - Responsibility of lenders and representatives.
292.23 - Responsibility of local governmental units; solid waste.
292.24 - Responsibility of local governmental units; hazardous waste.
292.25 - Report on impact of exemptions from liability.
292.255 - Report on brownfield efforts.
292.26 - Civil immunity; local governmental units.
292.31 - Environmental repair.
292.33 - Local government cost recovery cause of action.
292.35 - Local governmental unit negotiation and cost recovery.
292.37 - Confidentiality of records.
292.41 - Abandoned containers.
292.51 - Cooperative remedial action.
292.53 - Availability of environmental insurance.
292.55 - Requests for liability clarification and technical assistance.
292.57 - Database of properties with residual contamination.
292.63 - Petroleum storage remedial action; financial assistance.
292.64 - Removal of abandoned underground petroleum storage tanks.
292.65 - Dry cleaner environmental response program.
292.68 - Reimbursement for disposal of PCB contaminated sediment.
292.70 - Indemnification for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls.
292.72 - Brownfields revolving loan program.
292.94 - Fees related to enforcement actions.
292.95 - Review of alleged violations; environmental repair and cost recovery.
292.98 - Violations and enforcement; environmental repair and cost recovery.