NR 756.08(2)(a)
(a) If proof of financial responsibility is submitted as escrow, trust or department accounts, the amount of proof of financial responsibility shall, at minimum, be equal to the sum of all estimated planned action expenditures for the entire proof period when the expenditure for each year has first been expressed in future dollars and then brought to present value using a discount rate based on future earnings. Future earnings shall be calculated based on a projected rate of return equal to the projected rate of inflation plus one percent, or the department may require that, when estimating future earnings on these accounts, the weighted average rate of return of the investments held in the account be used for a period of time not to exceed the weighted average maturity of the investments held in the account rounded to the nearest whole year. Earnings for years beyond the weighted average maturity of the investments in the account shall be calculated based on a projected rate of return equal to the projected rate of inflation plus one percent.
NR 756.08(2)(b)
(b) If proof of financial responsibility is submitted as bonds, letters of credit, or insurance, the amount of proof of financial responsibility shall be equal to the sum of the costs in current dollars of performing the requirements for each year of the proof period.
NR 756.08(3)
(3) For the additional costs under s.
NR 756.04 (2) (b) 2. and
4., the amount of proof of financial responsibility shall be equal to the sum of the costs in current dollars for completion of the requirements.
NR 756.08 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21. NR 756.09
NR 756.09 Changing methods of proof of financial responsibility. A person required to submit proof may change from one method authorized under s.
NR 756.06 to another with written approval from the department, but not more than once per year. A change may only be made on the anniversary of the first submittal of proof of financial responsibility under s.
NR 756.06, unless otherwise approved by the department. The amount of funds secured by the new method of providing proof of financial responsibility shall be in the amount that is equal to the amount that would have accumulated had the new method been used as the original method.
NR 756.09 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21. NR 756.10
NR 756.10 Adjustment of financial responsibility. NR 756.10(1)(1)
A person required to submit proof shall submit to the department verification of the adjustment of the amount of funds secured by a method of proof of financial responsibility on a form supplied by the department.
NR 756.10(2)
(2) The amounts of funds secured by methods of proof of financial responsibility shall be adjusted according to all of the following requirements:
NR 756.10(2)(a)
(a) The amounts of funds for all proof methods shall be adjusted annually under s.
NR 756.07 (7) to account for increases in cost estimates based on adjustments for inflation. The annual proof method adjustments shall be submitted to the department by December 31.
NR 756.10(2)(b)
(b) Adjusted proof methods shall be submitted within 60 days after a new cost estimate submitted in accordance with s.
NR 756.07 is approved by the department. The adjusted proof methods shall be in an amount adequate to cover the most recently approved cost estimate.
NR 756.10(3)
(3) For a person using trust accounts, escrow accounts, or deposits with the department to meet the requirements of this chapter, revised proof of financial responsibility calculations shall be performed under s.
NR 756.08 and submitted to the department by March 1 of the year succeeding the calendar year in which the weighted average annual rate of return of any trust or escrow account has fallen by one percent or more.
NR 756.10 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21; correction in (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register September 2021 No. 789. NR 756.11
NR 756.11 Access and default. If the department determines that a person required to submit proof is in violation of any of the requirements specified in the plan and compliance schedule or this chapter, the department and its designees may enter upon the site or facility and carry out the approved actions or plan and compliance schedule requirements. The department may use part or all of the funds deposited with it, or the funds deposited in escrow or trust accounts, or performance or forfeiture bonds, or letters of credit, insurance, or funds accumulated under other approved methods to carry out the approved actions or plan and compliance schedule requirements.
NR 756.11 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21. NR 756.12
NR 756.12 Authorization to release funds. NR 756.12(1)(1)
Planned actions. Subject to sub.
(3), for costs under s.
NR 756.04 (2) (b) 1. and
3., one year after the issuance of the interim action, remedial action, or closure approval that is the subject of the financial responsibility requirement, and annually thereafter for the proof period, the person required to submit proof who has carried out all required actions and response actions under the approved plan and compliance schedule during the preceding year may apply to the department for reimbursement of funds from an escrow account, trust account, deposit with the department, or other approved methods, or for reduction of the bond, insurance, or letter of credit equal to the estimated costs for that year. The application shall be accompanied by an itemized list of costs incurred. Upon determination that the expenditures incurred are in accordance with the requirements anticipated in the approved plan and compliance schedule, the department may authorize in writing the release of the funds or approve a reduction in the bond, insurance, or letter of credit. Prior to authorizing a release of the funds or a reduction of the amount of funds secured by the bond, insurance, or letter of credit, the department shall determine that adequate funds exist to complete the required actions under the plan and compliance schedule for the remaining proof period. The department shall make determinations within 90 days after the application is received. For persons using escrow accounts, trust accounts, or deposits with the department, the department may authorize the release and return of up to 75 percent of the expected cost of planned actions for the current year. Any funds remaining in an escrow account, trust account, or on deposit with the department at the termination of the proof period shall be released to the person required to submit proof.
NR 756.12(2)
(2)
Events and third-party actions. Subject to sub.
(3), for costs under s.
NR 756.04 (2) (b) 2. and
4., when a person required to submit proof has completed all of the requirements under the plan and compliance schedule, the person required to submit proof may apply to the department for release of the bond, insurance, or the letter of credit or return of the money held on deposit, in escrow, or in trust. Upon determination by the department that requirements under the plan and compliance schedule have been fulfilled and financial responsibility for costs under s.
NR 756.04 (2) (b) 2. and
4. is no longer necessary to protect human health and the environment, the department shall authorize in writing the release and return of all funds accumulated in such accounts or give written permission for cancellation of the bond, insurance, or letter of credit. The department shall make a determination within 90 days after the application is received.
NR 756.12(3)
(3) E
valuation of proof period. Prior to submitting an application for the release of funds under sub.
(1) or
(2), the person required to submit financial assurances under s.
NR 756.04 (1) shall request in writing that the department review the length of the plan and compliance schedule and the length of the proof period for each applicable financial responsibility requirement. The department shall respond within 60 days of the request and shall provide the length of any extension or reduction in writing.
NR 756.12 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21; correction in (1) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register September 2021 No. 789. NR 756.13
NR 756.13 Bankruptcy or receivership notification. NR 756.13(1)(1)
A person required to submit proof shall notify the department by certified mail of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under the bankruptcy code,
11 USC 101 to
1532, naming the person required to submit proof as debtor, within 10 days after commencement of the proceeding.
NR 756.13(2)
(2) A person required to submit proof shall notify the department by certified mail of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding within a state circuit court under ch.
128, Stats., naming the person required to submit proof as debtor, within 10 days after commencement of the proceeding.
NR 756.13 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21. NR 756.14(1)(1)
If a person required to submit proof fails to comply with any requirements in the approved plan and compliance schedule, the department may take any of the following actions:
NR 756.14(1)(a)
(a) The department may require the forfeiture or conversion of any standard method of establishing proof of financial responsibility. All funds received from the forfeiture or conversion of any standard method of establishing proof of financial responsibility shall be credited to the department and managed specifically for the site in the same manner as a settlement to the environmental fund.
NR 756.14(1)(b)
(b) The department may request the department of justice to initiate court action against the person required to submit proof to recover funds sufficient to pay the cost of complying with the plan and compliance schedule. Any funds recovered in an action under this paragraph or as a settlement in anticipation of an action under this paragraph shall be credited to the department and managed specifically for the site in the same manner as a settlement to the environmental fund.
NR 756.14(2)
(2) If a person required to submit proof fails to comply with any requirements in the approved plan and compliance schedule, the department may take action or contract with a person to take action to comply with these requirements from funds obtained for that purpose under sub.
(1) (a).
NR 756.14 History
History: EmR2032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-8-20; CR 20-038: cr. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
