years that the carrier, during the prior month, has obtained possession of and has decided are junk automobiles or salvage automobiles. The inventory shall contain (1) the vehicle identification number of each automobile obtained; (2) the date on which the automobile was obtained; (3) the name of the individual or entity from whom the automobile was obtained; and (4) the name of the owner of the automobile at the time of the filing of the report. (c) PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES.-The Secretary shall establish by regulation procedures and practices to facilitate reporting in the least burdensome and costly fashion. §30505. Penalties and enforcement (a) PENALTY.-An individual or entity violating this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. (b) COLLECTION AND COMPROMISE.-(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall impose a civil penalty under this section. The Attorney General shall bring a civil action to collect the penalty. The Secretary may compromise the amount of the penalty. In determining the amount of the penalty or compromise, the Secretary shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the individual or entity charged and the gravity of the violation. (2) The Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from amounts it owes the individual or entity liable for the penalty. ANTI CAR THEFT ACT OF 1992 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Anti Car Theft Act of 1992”. TITLE I-TOUGHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST AUTO THEFT Subtitle A-Enhanced Penalties for Auto Theft Subtitle B-Targeted Law Enforcement SEC. 130. [42 U.S.C. 3750a] GRANT AUTHORIZATION. (a) PURPOSE.-The purpose of this subtitle is to supplement the provisions of the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program to help the States to curb motor vehicle thefts and the related violence. (b) GRANTS.-The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall make grants to Anti Car Theft Committees submitting applications in compliance with the requirements of this subtitle. SEC. 131. [42 U.S.C. 3750b] APPLICATION. (a) SUBMISSION.-To be eligible to receive a grant under this subtitle, a chief executive of an Anti Car Theft Committee shall submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. (b) CONTENT.-The application submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A statement that the applicant Anti Car Theft Committee is either a State agency or an agency of a unit of local government. (2) A statement that the applicant Anti Car Theft Committee is or will be financed in part (A) by a fee on motor vehicles registered by the State or possessed or insured within the State (and that such fee is not less than $1 per vehicle), or (B) in the same manner and to the same extent as is a similar program financed and implemented in a State like Michigan. (3) An assurance that Federal funds received under a grant under this subtitle shall be used to supplement and not supplant non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under such grant. |