Requires BPU to impose penalties during audits.

This bill requires the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to impose financial penalties on public utilities that fail to provide necessary information during audits. Under the new provisions, utilities would face a $500 daily penalty for each day after they are notified that they have not supplied sufficient data to complete an audit. The legislation also amends existing laws to increase penalties for non-compliance with BPU orders, raising the daily fine for general non-compliance to $100 and $250 for failures to resume discontinued service. These penalties would be collected by the BPU through a streamlined court process. The measure is designed to ensure utilities cooperate with audit procedures by providing timely access to required records.