§ 825o-1. — Enforcement of certain provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC825o-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12--FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
SUBCHAPTER III--LICENSEES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; PROCEDURAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 825o-1. Enforcement of certain provisions
(a) Violations
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of
section 824j, 824k, 824l, or 824m of this title or any rule or order
issued under any such provision.
(b) Civil penalties
Any person who violates any provision of section 824j, 824k, 824l,
or 824m of this title or any provision of any rule or order thereunder
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each
day that such violation continues. Such penalty shall be assessed by the
Commission, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, in
accordance with the same provisions as are applicable under section
823b(d) of this title in the case of civil penalties assessed under
section 823b of this title. In determining the amount of a proposed
penalty, the Commission shall take into consideration the seriousness of
the violation and the efforts of such person to remedy the violation in
a timely manner.
(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, Sec. 316A, as added Pub. L. 102-486,
title VII, Sec. 725(b), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2920.)
State Authorities; Construction
Nothing in this section to be construed as affecting or intending to
affect, or in any way to interfere with, authority of any State or local
government relating to environmental protection or siting of facilities,
see section 731 of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as a note under section 79
of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
