INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES.

SEC. 106. INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES. Section ll(a)(1) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1679a(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting “, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing,” after “Secretary”; (2) by striking out “$1,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$10,000”; and (3) by striking out “$200,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$500,000”.