Section 25354.6 - [Effective 1/1/2025] [Operative 1/1/2033] Penalties for noncompliance with fuel inventory regulations(a) The commission shall notify a refiner or person who fails to comply with the requirements of Section 25354.2, or fails to comply with the regulations adopted under that section. If, within three days after being initially notified of the failure to comply, the refiner or person continues or persists in its noncompliance, the refiner or person shall be subject to an administrative civil penalty of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), per day for each day that the noncompliance occurs or persists.(b) The executive director of the commission shall issue and serve a complaint on the refiner or person, and the commission shall hold a hearing, adopt a decision, and require payment of the penalty in accordance with the procedures described in Section 25534.1, with the penalty to be assessed based on each day of noncompliance following the third day after the initial notification by the commission.(c) Judicial review and enforcement of an order imposing an administrative civil penalty under this section may be had in accordance with the procedures described in Section 25534.2.(d) The commission may seek any form of injunctive or remedial relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce compliance with Section 25354.2, and regulations adopted under that section.(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2033.Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 25354.6
Added by Stats 2024EX2 ch 1 (AB 1),s 4, eff. 1/1/2025.