§1510-A.__Disposition of administrative penalty

Administrative penalties collected by the commission must be deposited in the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund under section 117.

Sec. 27. 35-A MRSA §§1511 and 1512 are enacted to read:

§1511.__Revocation; suspension

The commission may, in an adjudicatory proceeding, suspend or revoke the authority of a public utility to provide service upon a finding that the public utility is unfit to provide safe, adequate and reliable service at rates that are just and reasonable.__The commission shall provide notice and a reasonable opportunity for the public utility to comply with its obligations under this Title prior to suspending or revoking the authority of a public utility to provide service pursuant to this section.__The authority granted in this section is in addition to the commission's authority under section 1321.

§1512.__Unauthorized service

The commission may order any person to cease and desist from providing service if it finds that the person has not obtained commission authorization to provide the service as required by this Title.__The commission may impose the sanctions and penalties of this chapter upon any person that provides service without first obtaining commission authorization as required by this Title.

Sec. 28. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 316, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

7.__Penalties.__The commission may impose administrative penalties upon a competitive electricity provider in accordance with chapter 15.

Sec. 29. 35-A MRSA §3206-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. G, §4, is amended to read:

1. Penalties. The commission shall require an investor- owned transmission and distribution utility to divest an affiliated competitive provider if the commission determines in an adjudicatory proceeding that: