Section 292.55 - Requests for liability clarification and technical assistance(1)(a) The department may, upon request, assist a person to determine whether the person is or may become liable for the environmental pollution of a property.(b) The department may, upon request, assist in, or provide comments on, the planning and implementation of an environmental investigation of a property or the environmental cleanup of a property.(c) The department may determine whether further action is necessary to remedy environmental pollution of a property.(d) The department may issue a letter to a person seeking assistance under this subsection concerning any of the following:1. The liability of a person owning or leasing a property for environmental pollution of the property.2. The type and extent of environmental pollution of a property.3. The adequacy of an environmental investigation.4. Any other matter related to the request for assistance under this subsection.(2) The department may assess and collect fees from a person to offset the costs of providing assistance under sub. (1). The department shall promulgate rules for the assessment and collection of fees under this subsection. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370(4) (dh) .Amended by Acts 2017 ch, 59,s 1845, eff. 9/23/2017.