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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

93 STAT. 764

PUBLIC LAW 96-102—NOV. 5, 1979 (B) is an undue burden on interstate commerce, (C) is a tax, tariff, or user fee, or (D) is a program for the assignment of rights for end-user purchases of gasoline or diesel fuel, as described in section 203(a)(1)(A) and (B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act(42 U.S.C.6263). (i) PLAN MAY NOT AUTHORIZE WEEKEND CLOSINGS OF RETAIL GASOLINE STATIONS.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the plan

established under subsection (a) may not provide for the restriction of hours of sale of motor fuel at retail at any time between Friday noon and Sunday midnight. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not preclude the restriction on such hours of sale if that restriction occurs in connection with a program for restricting hours of sale of motor fuel each day of the week on a rotating basis. (j) CIVIL PENALTIES.—(1) Whoever violates the requirements of such a plan implemented under subsection O> shall be subject to a civil t) penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. (2) Any penalty under paragraph (1) may be assessed by the court in any action brought in any appropriate United States district court or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Except to the extent provided under paragraph (3), any such penalty collected shall be deposited into the general fund of the United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (3) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Governor of any State under which amounts collected pursuant to this subsection may be collected and retained by the State to the extent necessary to cover costs incurred by that State in connection with the administration and enforcement of that portion of the standby Federal conservation plan for which authority is delegated to that State under subsection (f). SEC. 214. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

42 USC 8514.

(a) STATE ACTIONS.—(1) Any State may institute an action in the appropriate district court of the United States, including actions for declaratory judgment, for judicial review of— (A) any target established by the President under section 211(a); (B) any finding by the President under section 213(b)(1)(A), relating to the achievement of the emergency energy conservation target of such State, or 213(b)(2), relating to the achievement of the emergency energy conservation target of such State or the failure to carry out the assurances regarding implementation contained in an approved plan of such State; or (C) any determination by the Secretary disapproving a State plan under section 212(c), including any determination by the Secretary under section 212(c)(1)(B) that the plan is likely to impose an unreasonably disproportionate share of the burden of restrictions of energy use on any specific class of industry, business, or commercial enterprise, or any individual segment thereof. Such action shall be barred unless it is instituted within 30 calendar days after the date of publication of the establishment of a target referred to in subparagraph (A), the finding by the President referred to in subparagraph (B), or the determination by the Secretary referred to in subparagraph (C), as the case may be. (2) The district court shall determine the questions of law and upon such determination certify such questions immediately to the United