1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to utilities; increasing penalty for 
  1.3             violation of law regulating utilities; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.57. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.57, is 
  1.7   amended to read: 
  1.8      216B.57 [PENALTIES.] 
  1.9      Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates any 
  1.10  provision of Laws 1974, chapter 429, or who knowingly and 
  1.11  intentionally fails, omits, or neglects to obey, observe, or 
  1.12  comply with any lawful order, or any part or provision thereof, 
  1.13  of the commission is subject to a penalty of not less than $100 
  1.14  nor more than ~~$1,000~~ $5,000 for each violation.