New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter XVIII - Delaware River Basin Commission
Subchapter A - Rules Of Practice And Procedure
Part 837 - Penalties And Settlements In Lieu Of Penalties (article 7)
Section 837.6 - Factors to be applied in fixing penalty amount
Universal Citation: 21 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 837.6
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Consideration shall be given to the following factors in deciding the amount of any penalty or any settlement in lieu of penalty:
(1) previous violation, if
any, of the commission's Compact and regulations;
(2) whether the violation was unintentional
or willful and deliberate;
(3)
whether the violation caused adverse environmental consequences and the extent
of any harm;
(4) the costs incurred
by the commission or any signatory party relating to the failure to comply with
the commission's Compact and regulations;
(5) the extent to which the violator has
cooperated with the commission in correcting the violation and remediating any
adverse consequences or harm that resulted therefrom; and
(6) whether the failure to comply with the
commission's Compact and regulations was economically beneficial to the
violator.
(b) The commission retains the right to waive any penalty or reduce the amount of the penalty should it determine that, after consideration of the factors in subdivision (a) of this section, extenuating circumstances justify such action.
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