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§ 19.4 Statutory civil monetary penalties, as adjusted for inflation, and tables.
Table 1 of this section sets out the statutory civil monetary penalty provisions of statutes administered by the EPA, with the third column setting out the latest operative statutory civil monetary penalty levels for violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties are assessed on or after December 27, 2023. The fourth column displays the operative statutory civil monetary penalty levels where penalties were assessed on or after January 6, 2023, but before December 27, 2023. Table 2 of this section sets out the statutory civil monetary penalty provision of statutes administered by the EPA, with the operative statutory civil monetary penalty levels, as adjusted for inflation, for violations that occurred on or before November 2, 2015, and for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed before August 1, 2016.
Table 1 of § 19.4—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
| U.S. Code citation | Environmental statute | Statutory civil monetary penalties for violations that occur or occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties are assessed on or after December 27, 2023 | Statutory civil monetary penalties for violations that occurred after November 2, 2015, where penalties were assessed on or after January 6, 2023, but before December 27, 2023 | Statutory civil monetary penalties, as enacted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(1) | FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) | $24,255 | $23,494 | $5,000 |
| 7 U.S.C. 136l(a)(2) 1 | FIFRA | 3,558/2,293/3,558 | 3,446/2,221/3,446 | 1,000/500/1,000 |
| 15 U.S.C. 2615(a)(1) | TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) | 48,512 | 46,989 | 25,000 |
| 15 U.S.C. 2647(a) | TSCA | 13,946 | 13,508 | 5,000 |
| 15 U.S.C. 2647(g) | TSCA | 11,524 | 11,162 | 5,000 |
| 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) | PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT (PFCRA) | 13,946 | 13,508 | 5,000 |
| 31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2) | PFCRA | 13,946 | 13,508 | 5,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1319(d) | CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) | 66,712 | 64,618 | 25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A) | CWA | 26,685/66,712 | 25,847/64,618 | 10,000/25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(B) | CWA | 26,685/333,552 | 25,847/323,081 | 10,000/125,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(i) | CWA | 23,048/57,617 | 22,324/55,808 | 10,000/25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B)(ii) | CWA | 23,048/288,080 | 22,324/279,036 | 10,000/125,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(A) | CWA | 57,617/2,304 | 55,808/2,232 | 25,000/1,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(B) | CWA | 57,617 | 55,808 | 25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C) | CWA | 57,617 | 55,808 | 25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(D) | CWA | 230,464/6,913 | 223,229/6,696 | 100,000/3,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1414b(d)(1)(A) | MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT (MPRSA) | 1,535 | 1,487 | 600 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1415(a) | MPRSA | 242,550/319,953 | 234,936/309,909 | 50,000/125,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(A)) | CERTAIN ALASKAN CRUISE SHIP OPERATIONS (CACSO) | 17,683/44,206 | 17,128/42,818 | 10,000/25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(a)(2)(B)) | CACSO | 17,683/221,026 | 17,128/214,087 | 10,000/125,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1901 note (see 1409(b)(1)) | CACSO | 44,206 | 42,818 | 25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(1) | ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (APPS) | 90,702 | 87,855 | 25,000 |
| 33 U.S.C. 1908(b)(2) | APPS | 18,139 | 17,570 | 5,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(b) | SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(A) | SDWA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(B) | SDWA | 13,946/48,586 | 13,508/47,061 | 5,000/25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g)(3)(C) | SDWA | 48,586 | 47,061 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(b)(1) | SDWA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(1) | SDWA | 27,894/348,671 | 27,018/337,725 | 10,000/125,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)(2) | SDWA | 13,946/348,671 | 13,508/337,725 | 5,000/125,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300h-3(c) | SDWA | 24,255/51,744 | 23,494/50,120 | 5,000/10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300i(b) | SDWA | 29,154 | 28,239 | 15,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300i-1(c) | SDWA | 169,700/1,697,012 | 164,373/1,643,738 | 100,000/1,000,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j(e)(2) | SDWA | 12,127 | 11,746 | 2,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j-4(c) | SDWA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j-6(b)(2) | SDWA | 48,586 | 47,061 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 300j-23(d) | SDWA | 12,799/127,983 | 12,397/123,965 | 5,000/50,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(5) | RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992 | 21,699 | 21,018 | 10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 4910(a)(2) | NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972 | 45,850 | 44,411 | 10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(a)(3) | RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) | 121,275 | 117,468 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(c) | RCRA | 73,045 | 70,752 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(g) | RCRA | 90,702 | 87,855 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6928(h)(2) | RCRA | 73,045 | 70,752 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6934(e) | RCRA | 18,139 | 17,570 | 5,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6973(b) | RCRA | 18,139 | 17,570 | 5,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6991e(a)(3) | RCRA | 73,045 | 70,752 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(1) | RCRA | 29,221 | 28,304 | 10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 6991e(d)(2) | RCRA | 29,221 | 28,304 | 10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) | CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) | 121,275 | 117,468 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(1) | CAA | 57,617/460,926 | 55,808/446,456 | 25,000/200,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7413(d)(3) | CAA | 11,524 | 11,162 | 5,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7524(a) | CAA | 57,617/5,761 | 55,808/5,580 | 25,000/2,500 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7524(c)(1) | CAA | 460,926 | 446,456 | 200,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 7545(d)(1) | CAA | 57,617 | 55,808 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(B) | COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9606(b)(1) | CERCLA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9609(a)(1) | CERCLA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9609(b) | CERCLA | 69,733/209,202 | 67,544/202,635 | 25,000/75,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) | CERCLA | 69,733/209,202 | 67,544/202,635 | 25,000/75,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(a) | EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA) | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(1)(A) | EPCRA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(2) | EPCRA | 69,733/209,202 | 67,544/202,635 | 25,000/75,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3) | EPCRA | 69,733/209,202 | 67,544/202,635 | 25,000/75,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1) | EPCRA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(2) | EPCRA | 27,894 | 27,018 | 10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 11045(d)(1) | EPCRA | 69,733 | 67,544 | 25,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 14304(a)(1) | MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT (BATTERY ACT) | 19,437 | 18,827 | 10,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. 14304(g) | BATTERY ACT | 19,437 | 18,827 | 10,000 |