10608.20. (b)(2)(A) For indoor residential water use, 55 gallons per capita daily water use as a provisional standard.
10609.4. (a) (1) Until January 1, 2025, the standard for indoor residential water use shall be 55 gallons per capita daily.
(b) Liability pursuant to this section may be imposed for any of the following violations:
(1) Violation of an order ..., (2) Violation of a regulation ...
整个法案的规定是这样的,建立一个board,这个board负责想出办法来并制定规章来实现55加仑的目标。如果大家不遵守board为了这个目标而定出来的规章,那最多罚款一千或者一万/天。那如果board 乱定规章呢?那有一整套leg & reg的法律来对付他们,这就不在今天的话题之内了。答主至今仍然被Chevron steps的恐惧支配着(联邦层面,州层面也有类似法律)。关于Chevron的恐惧,可以参看这里。
§377(a) 表达的是要求行政机构以375中的目的按照376中的方式来制定规章。而377(c)则是给定在这个授权下最高的惩罚程度。"A person" 看起来讲的是个人(然后被他偷换成了用户)的意思,其实这里person是 375(d) “person” meansany person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, company, or public agency, including any city, county, city and county, district, joint powers authority, or any agency or department of a public agency.
这就几乎就意味着 person指一切。同时375-377并没有规定犯什么事罚什么款。规定什么时候罚钱的是1846.5.(a)。这个条款才是规定真正的惩罚,这里表达的是 An urban retail water supplier ... may be liable in an amount not to exceed the following...
也就意味着这个条款处罚的是供水商而不是个人。