Sec. 301. Civil penalties
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Section 110(a)(1) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(a)(1) ) is amended— by inserting including any regulation promulgated under this Act, after this Act, ; and by striking violation. and inserting violation, except that, in the case of a significant and substantial violation, the penalty shall be not more than $150,000 for each such violation. . Section 110(b) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following— The operator of a coal or other mine may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $220,000 by the Secretary for— any change in ventilation in a coal or other mine, where such ventilation system or control is required by a ventilation plan, safety standard, or order, that is made without prior approval from the Secretary; a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard requiring rock dusting; a violation of the prohibition under section 101 regarding providing advance notice of an inspection; a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard requiring examinations of work areas in an underground coal mine; or a failure to keep the records required for the mine by the Secretary in accordance with this Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an operator of a coal or other mine that is in pattern of violations status under section 104(e) shall be assessed an increased civil penalty for any violation of this Act, including any mandatory health or safety standard or regulation promulgated under this Act. Such increased penalty shall be twice the amount that would otherwise be assessed for the violation under this Act, including the regulations promulgated under this Act, subject to the maximum civil penalty established for the violation under this Act. .
Section 110(a) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(a) ) is further amended— by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: If any person violates section 105(c), the Secretary shall propose, and the Commission shall assess, a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 or more than $100,000 for the first occurrence of such violation, and not less than $20,000 or more than $200,000 for any subsequent violation, during any 3-year period. .
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