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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:

 
A. Is being conducted or is likely to be conducted in a
negligent or unsafe manner; and

 
B. Is causing or is likely to cause damage to the
underground facility.

 
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.

 
Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §2933, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. C,
§16, is further amended to read:

 
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:

 
A. An administrative penalty of up to $1,000 for each day
of the violation; and

 
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.

 
Penalties collected by the commission under this subsection must
be deposited in the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement
Fund under Title 35-A, section 117.

 
Sec. 6. 25 MRSA §2933, last ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 53, §2, is
amended to read:

 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical
rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A.

 
Sec. 7. 35-A MRSA §112, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt.
A, §6, is amended to read:

 
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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