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an excavation that may result in damage to the underground | facility. The court Public Utilities Commission may issue a | temporary restraining cease and desist order or injunction if the | court commission determines that the excavation or proposed | excavation: |
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| A. Is being conducted or is likely to be conducted in a | negligent or unsafe manner; and |
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| B. Is causing or is likely to cause damage to the | underground facility. |
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| If the owner or operator prevails in an action brought pursuant | to this subsection, the owner or operator is entitled to an award | of the costs of bringing the action, including reasonable | attorney's fees. |
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| | Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §2933, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. C, | §16, is further amended to read: |
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| | 4. Penalties. On petition by the bureau, the Public Utilities | Commission, in an adjudicatory proceeding, may impose the | following administrative penalties for a violation by a local | exchange carrier of subsection 1 or 2 or any rules adopted by the | bureau implementing subsection 1 or 2: |
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| A. An administrative penalty of up to $1,000 for each day | of the violation; and |
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| B. In extraordinary cases, as determined by the Public | Utilities Commission, revocation of the commission's | authorization of the local exchange carrier's authority to | provide local exchange service in this State. |
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| Penalties collected by the commission under this subsection must | be deposited in the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement | Fund under Title 35-A, section 117. |
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| | Sec. 6. 25 MRSA §2933, last ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 53, §2, is | amended to read: |
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| | Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical | rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A. |
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| | Sec. 7. 35-A MRSA §112, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. | A, §6, is amended to read: |
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| A. The commission may require, by order or subpoena to be served | on any public utility or its agent in the same manner that a | summons is served in a civil action in the Superior |
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