Criminal penalties

Section 309(c)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(2)) is amended, in the matter following subparagraph (B)— (1) by striking $5,000 and inserting $25,000 (subject to adjustments under this paragraph); (2) by striking $50,000 and inserting $250,000 (subject to adjustments under this paragraph); (3) by striking $100,000 and inserting $500,000 (subject to adjustments under this paragraph); and (4) by adding at the end the following: The Administrator shall annually adjust the maximum penalties under this paragraph by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for the month of October preceding the date of the adjustment exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the month of October in the preceding year, and shall publish each such adjustment in the Federal Register. An adjustment shall apply only with regard to a violation committed after the date of such publication..