86.34 Disaster damage aids.

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(1g)In this section:

(a)“Catastrophic highway failure” means the sudden failure of a major element or segment of the highway system due to a cause that is external to a highway, but does not include any failure primarily attributable to gradual and progressive deterioration or lack of proper maintenance of a highway.

(b)“Disaster” means any of the following:

1. A severe storm, flood, fire, tornado, mudslide, or other natural event external to a highway or a catastrophic highway failure.

2. An event or recurring damage caused by any governmental unit or person acting under the direction or approval of, or permit issued by, any governmental unit and in response to an event described in subd. 1.

(c)“Governmental unit” means the state or any state agency, as defined in s. 20.001

(1); any county, city, village, town, or other political subdivision of the state; or the federal government or any of its agencies.

(d)“Highway” means a highway, as defined in s. 340.01

(22), that is not on the state trunk highway system.

(a)When any highway is damaged by a disaster, the county highway committee, or the governing body of the municipality having jurisdiction over the maintenance of the highway, may adopt a petition for aid under this section and file a certified copy of the petition with the department. To be eligible for aid the petition shall be filed not later than 2 months after the occurrence of the disaster damage, except as provided in par.

(b). All such petitions shall state the dates on which the disaster damage occurred and as nearly as practical state the location, nature, and extent of the damage.