292.63 Petroleum storage remedial action; financial assistance.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(ad)“Bodily injury” does not include those liabilities which are excluded from coverage in liability insurance policies for bodily injury other than liabilities excluded because they are caused by a petroleum product discharge from a petroleum product storage system.

(bm)“Enforcement standard” has the meaning given in s. 160.01

(2).

(c)“Groundwater” has the meaning designated under s. 281.75

(c).

(cm)“Home oil tank system” means an underground home heating oil tank used for consumptive use on the premises together with any on-site integral piping or dispensing system.

(cq)“Natural attenuation” means the reduction in the concentration and mass of a substance, and the products into which the substance breaks down, due to naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological processes.

(cs)“Occurrence” means a contiguous contaminated area resulting from one or more petroleum products discharges.

(d)“Operator” means any of the following:

1. A person who operates a petroleum product storage system, regardless of whether the system remains in operation and regardless of whether the person operates or permits the use of the system at the time environmental pollution occurs.

2. A subsidiary or parent corporation of the person specified under subd. 1.

(e)“Owner” means any of the following:

1. A person who owns, or has possession or control of, a petroleum product storage system, or who receives direct or indirect consideration from the operation of a system regardless of whether the system remains in operation and regardless of whether the person owns or receives consideration at the time environmental pollution occurs.

2. A subsidiary or parent corporation of the person specified under subd. 1.

3. A person who formerly owned a farm tank and who satisfies the criteria in sub.

(ei)1m. b.

(f)“Petroleum product” means gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, fuel oil, burner oil, diesel fuel oil or used motor oil.