2016 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 15B - Natural Gas
Sec. 717t-1 - Civil penalty authority
| 15 U.S.C. § 717t-1 (2016) |
| §717t–1. Civil penalty authority |
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(a) In general
Any person that violates this chapter, or any rule, regulation, restriction, condition, or order made or imposed by the Commission under authority of this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000,000 per day per violation for as long as the violation continues. (b) NoticeThe penalty shall be assessed by the Commission after notice and opportunity for public hearing. (c) AmountIn determining the amount of a proposed penalty, the Commission shall take into consideration the nature and seriousness of the violation and the efforts to remedy the violation. |
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(June 21, 1938, ch. 556, §22, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, §314(b)(1)(B), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 691.) |
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 22 of act June 21, 1938, was renumbered section 24 and is classified to section 717u of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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| Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 15B - NATURAL GAS Sec. 717t-1 - Civil penalty authority |
| section 717t-1 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 119 Stat. 691 |
| Public Law 109-58 |
