Wisconsin § 292.15 - Voluntary party remediation and exemption from liability.

§ 292.15. Voluntary party remediation and exemption from liability.

292.15(1) (1) Definitions. In this section: 292.15(1)(a) (a) “Enforcement standard” has the meaning given in s. 160.01 (2) . 292.15(1)(am) (am) “Natural attenuation” means the reduction in the mass and concentration in groundwater of a substance, and the products into which the substance breaks down, due to naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological processes, without human intervention. 292.15(1)(b) (b) “Owner of a business or entity” means any person who owns or who receives direct or indirect consideration from the operation of a business or entity regardless of whether the business or entity remains in operation and regardless of whether the person owns or receives consideration at the time any discharge of a hazardous substance occurs. “Owner of a business or entity” includes a subsidiary or parent corporation. 292.15(1)(c) (c) “Property” means the area of real property that is included in an application to obtain an exemption under this section, made up of a legally identifiable parcel or legally identifiable contiguous parcels created in compliance with applicable laws. 292.15(1)(d) (d) “Release” means the original discharge. 292.15(1)(e) (e) “Subsidiary or parent corporation” means any business entity, including a subsidiary, parent corporation or other business arrangement that has elements of common ownership or control or uses a long-term contractual arrangement with any person that has the effect of avoiding direct responsibility for conditions on a parcel of property. 292.15(1)(f) (f) “Voluntary party” means a person who submits an application to obtain an exemption under this section and pays any fees required under sub. (5) . 292.15(2) (2) Exemption from liability. 292.15(2)(a) (a) General. Except as provided in sub. (6) or (7) , and subject to pars. (ae) to (ag) , a voluntary party is exempt from the provisions of ss. 289.05 (1) , (2) , (3) and (4) , 289.42 (1) ,