Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 12 — Federal Regulation and Development of Power
§ 825o. Penalties for violations; applicability of section
Statutory text
Statutory violations
Any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes or suffers to be done any act, matter, or thing in this chapter prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or who willfully and knowingly omits or fails to do any act, matter, or thing in this chapter 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 $1,000,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
Rules violations
Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any rule, regulation, restriction, condition, or order made or imposed by the Commission under authority of this chapter, or any rule or regulation imposed by the Secretary of the Army under authority of subchapter I of this chapter shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine of not exceeding $25,000 for each and every day during which such offense occurs.
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.
June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 316, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 862 · 49 Stat. 862
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 825o
June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 316, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 862
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 316, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 862Energy Policy Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–486 title VII § 725(a) · 106 Stat. 2776
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 825o(c)
Pub. L. 102–486 added subsec. (c)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–486 added subsec. (c).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Existing Penalties Not Applicable to Transmission Provisions.— Sections 315 and 316 of the Federal Power Act are each amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(c) This subsection shall not apply in the case of any provision of section 211, 212, 213, or 214 or any rule or order issued under any such provision.”.Electricity Modernization Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 § 1284(d)(1) · 119 Stat. 594
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 825o(a)
Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(1), substituted “$1,000,000” for “$5,000”
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 825o(a)
Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(1), substituted “5 years” for “two years”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(1), substituted “$1,000,000” for “$5,000” and “5 years” for “two years”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$1,000,000”; and (B) by striking “two years” and inserting “5 years”;Electricity Modernization Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 § 1284(d)(2) · 119 Stat. 594
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 825o(b)
Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(2), substituted “$25,000” for “$500”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(2), substituted “$25,000” for “$500”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in subsection (b), by striking “$500” and inserting “$25,000”; andElectricity Modernization Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 § 1284(d)(3) · 119 Stat. 594
Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 825o(c)
Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(3), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “This subsection shall not apply in the case of any provision of section 824j, 824k, 824l, or 824m of this title or any rule or order issued under any such provision.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(3), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “This subsection shall not apply in the case of any provision of section 824j, 824k, 824l, or 824m of this title or any rule or order issued under any such provision.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) by striking subsection (c).
5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1992–2005 · 2 rounds
2005
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(1), substituted “$1,000,000” for “$5,000” and “5 years” for “two years”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(2), substituted “$25,000” for “$500”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–58, § 1284(d)(3), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “This subsection shall not apply in the case of any provision of section 824j, 824k, 824l, or 824m of this title or any rule or order issued under any such provision.”
1992
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–486 added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act , was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act , enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
State Authorities; Construction
Nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 102–486 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 796 of this title.
Credits
1920–2005 · 4 acts
- 1920June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 316, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 862
- 1947amended July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501
- 1992Pub. L. 102–486, title VII, § 725(a), , 106 Stat. 2920
- 2005Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1284(d), , 119 Stat. 980.
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(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 316, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 862; amended July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 102–486, title VII, § 725(a), , 106 Stat. 2920; Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1284(d), , 119 Stat. 980.)