The General Manager of the Guam Power Authority shall formulate a penalty schedule based upon a minimum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) up to a maximum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in fines for illegal hook-ups, including meter tampering. GPA shall submit the penalty schedule to the Guam Legislature forty-five (45) days after the enactment of this Act for approval. The General Manager may formulate a payment schedule for a period of up to twenty- four (24) months, in which imposed fines shall be paid along with regular power bills, at twelve percent (12%) annual interest on the unpaid balance. Any person who makes an unauthorized connection shall have GPA service discontinued and shall be refused service until such time that the aggregate amount in penalties are paid to GPA.

SOURCE: Added as uncodified law by P.L. 24-031:7 (May 16, 1997). Codified to this section by the Compiler.