2023 WISCONSIN ACT 242
An Act to amend 196.745 (2) (a) of the statutes; relating to: increasing the penalties for gas pipeline safety violations and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 196.745 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.745 (2) (a) Any person violating sub. (1) (a), or any order or rule issued under sub. (1) (a), shall forfeit an amount not exceeding $25,000. Each day of violation is a separate violation of sub. (1) (a). No person may forfeit an amount exceeding $500,000 for a single persisting violation of sub. (1) (a) or any order or any rule issued under sub. (1) (a) the maximum applicable penalty under 49 CFR 190. The commission shall remit all forfeitures paid under this paragraph to the secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.
