[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1216 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1216 To amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2015 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DE NOVO REVIEW OF CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE NATURAL GAS ACT. Section 22(b) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717t-1(b)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, in accordance with the same provisions as are applicable under section 31(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823b(d)) in the case of civil penalties assessed under section 31 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823b)''. <all>