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Wisconsin Statutes Environmental Regulation (Ch. 280 to 299) § 281.83. Remedial action in the Great Lakes and their tributaries

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The department may perform activities to clean up or to restore the environment in an area that is in or adjacent to Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if the activities are included in a remedial action plan that is approved by the department.

(2) In selecting projects to perform under this section, the department shall consider the amount of state funds available, the availability of matching funds from federal, private or other sources, the willingness and ability of a responsible person to fund a project, the willingness and ability of a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 281.51(1)(c), to undertake or assist in a project, the severity of the environmental contamination that a project will address and the size of the population affected by the contamination.

(3)(a) If a person provides funding for an activity that is part of a remedial action plan, that provision of funding is not evidence of liability or an admission of liability for any environmental contamination.

(b) The acceptance by the department of funding from a person for an activity that is part of a remedial action plan does not limit the ability of the department to take action against that person if the department determines that the person is responsible, in whole or in part, for environmental contamination.

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