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18 U.S.C. § 1366Destruction of an energy facility

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-473 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 277 words · no verdicts yet

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This section makes certain damage to energy facilities a crime and sets penalties based on the damage, interruption, and resulting death. It defines “energy facility” and excludes two specified types of facilities.

(a) A person who knowingly and willfully damages, tries to damage, or conspires to damage energy-facility property is subject to a fine, up to 20 years in prison, or both if the actual damage, or the damage that would have resulted from a completed attempt or successful conspiracy, exceeds $100,000. The same penalty applies to damage in any amount that causes, attempts to cause, or is part of a conspiracy to cause a significant interruption or impairment of an energy-facility function. (b) A person who knowingly and willfully damages or tries to damage energy-facility property in an amount that actually exceeds, or a completed attempt would have exceeded, $5,000 is subject to a fine, up to 5 years in prison, or both. (c) “Energy facility” means a facility involved in producing, storing, transmitting, or distributing electricity, fuel, or another energy form or source, or a related research, development, or demonstration facility, whether under construction or not functioning. It does not include a facility under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s jurisdiction, administration, or custody, or an interstate gas-pipeline facility defined in section 60101 of title 49. This section does not define the quoted term “energy facility” beyond this provision. (d) A person convicted under (a) or (b) when the violation caused someone’s death may be imprisoned for any number of years or for life.
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(a)

Whoever knowingly and willfully damages or attempts or conspires to damage the property of an energy facility in an amount that in fact exceeds or would if the attempted offense had been completed, or if the object of the conspiracy had been achieved, have exceeded $100,000, or damages or attempts or conspires to damage the property of an energy facility in any amount and causes or attempts or conspires to cause a significant interruption or impairment of a function of an energy facility, shall be punishable by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both.

(b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully damages or attempts to damage the property of an energy facility in an amount that in fact exceeds or would if the attempted offense had been completed have exceeded $5,000 shall be punishable by a fine under this title, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

(c)

For purposes of this section, the term “energy facility” means a facility that is involved in the production, storage, transmission, or distribution of electricity, fuel, or another form or source of energy, or research, development, or demonstration facilities relating thereto, regardless of whether such facility is still under construction or is otherwise not functioning, except a facility subject to the jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an interstate gas pipeline facility as defined in section 60101 of title 49.

(d)

Whoever is convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) that has resulted in the death of any person shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or life.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1011(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2141, § 1365; renumbered § 1366, Pub. L. 99–646, § 29(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3598; amended Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, §§ 3545, 3546, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4926; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(e)(9), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1374; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320903(d)(3), title XXXIII, § 330016(2)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2125, 2148; Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII, § 810(b), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 380; Pub. L. 109–177, title IV, § 406(c)(2), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 245.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-473 · 98 Stat. 2141
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-646 · 100 Stat. 3598
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-647 · 104 Stat. 4926
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1374
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2125, 2148
  • 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-56 · 115 Stat. 380
  • 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-177 · 120 Stat. 245

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-473 on 1984-10-12.

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