Amends existing law to provide for civil penalties for violating public utilities law.

Currently Idaho Code 61-7 l 2(A) authorizes a civil penalty of $2,000 per pipeline violation, and for each day the violation persists with a maximum of $200,000. This subsection of code only applies to pipeline safety violations, and there are no other penalties included in this legislative proposal. The proposed legislation references the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Titk_ 49. Section1_90)._:ZJ (December 28, 2023) and reflects the amounts the federal Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) program has directed state programs to adopt. PHMSA has advised the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that starting January 1, 2025 they will be taking over enforcement actions of the PU C's pipeline safety program. By adopting the CFR, the PUC will keep State Primacy over the federal government on its pipeline safety and inspection program.