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 96 STAT. 2454

PUBLIC LAW 97-451—JAN. 12, 1983

(c) For the purpose of making any inspection or investigation under this Act, the Secretary shall have the same right to enter upon or travel across any lease site as the lessee or operator has acquired by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise. CIVIL PENALTIES Noncompliance with requirements or inspections. 30 USC 1719.

False information. Stolen or unlawfully removed oil and gas.

SEC. 109. (a) Any person who— (1) after due notice of violation or after such violation has been reported under subparagraph (A), fails or refuses to comply with any requirements of this Act or any mineral leasing law, any rule or regulation thereunder, or the terms of any lease or permit issued thereunder; or (2) fails to permit inspection authorized in section 108 or fails to notify the Secretary of any assignment under section 102(a)(2) shall be liable for a penalty of up to $500 per violation for each day such violation continues, dating from the date of such notice or report. A penalty under this subsection may not be applied to any person who is otherwise liable for a violation of paragraph (1) if: (A) the violation was discovered and reported to the Secretary or his authorized representative by the liable person and corrected within 20 days sifter such report or such longer time as the Secretary may agree to; or (B) after the due notice of violation required in paragraph (1) has been given to such person by the Secretary or his authorized representative, such person has corrected the violation within 20 days of such notification or such longer time as the Secretary may agree to. (b) If corrective action is not taken within 40 days or a longer period as the Secretary may agree to, after due notice or the report referred to in subsection (a)(1), such person shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation for each day such violation continues, dating from the date of such notice or report. (c) Any person who— (1) knowingly or willfully fails to make any royalty pa3niient by the date as specified by statute, regulation, order or terms of the lease; (2) fails or refuses to permit lawful entry, inspection, or audit; or (3) knowingly or willfully fails or refuses to comply with subsection 102(b)(3), shall be liable for a peneilty of up to $10,000 per violation for each day such violation continues. (d) Any person who— (1) knowingly or willfully prepares, maintains, or submits false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, notices, affidavits, records, data, or other written information; (2) knowingly or willfully takes or removes, transports, uses or diverts any oil or gas from any lease site without having valid legal authority to do so; or (3) purchases, accepts, sells, transports, or conveys to another, any oil or gas knowing or having reason to know that such oil or gas was stolen or unlawfully removed or diverted, shall be liable for a penalty of up to $25,000 per violation for each day such violation continues.

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