§ 717t. General penalties

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1938

   Natural Gas Act

   Pub. L. 75–556 § 21 · 52 Stat. 821

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 717t

   June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 21, 52 Stat. 833

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 21, 52 Stat. 833

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 21. general penalties (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly does or General penalties. causes or suffers to be done any act, matter, or thing in this Act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter, or thing in this Act required to be done, or willfully and knowingly causes or suffers such omission or failure, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. (b) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any rule, regulation, restriction, condition, or order made or imposed by the Commission under authority of this Act, shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine of not exceeding $500 for each and every day during which such offense occurs.

2. 2005

   Energy Policy Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–58 § 314(a)(1)(A) · 119 Stat. 594

   1. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 717t(a)

      Pub. L. 109–58, § 314(a)(1)(A), substituted “$1,000,000” for “$5,000”

   2. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 717t(a)

      Pub. L. 109–58, § 314(a)(1)(A), substituted “5 years” for “two years”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–58, § 314(a)(1)(A), substituted “$1,000,000” for “$5,000” and “5 years” for “two years”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$1,000,000”; and (ii) by striking “two years” and inserting “5 years”; and

3. 2005

   Energy Policy Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–58 § 314(a)(1)(B) · 119 Stat. 594

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 717t(b)

   Pub. L. 109–58, § 314(a)(1)(B), substituted “$50,000” for “$500”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–58, § 314(a)(1)(B), substituted “$50,000” for “$500”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (b), by striking “$500” and inserting “$50,000”.

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