(a) Any person who violates any provision of these regulations, or of any order issued pursuant thereto, shall be liable to the people of the State for a civil penalty in an amount of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for every such violation.
(b) In addition to the penalties provided by subdivision (a) of this section, any person filing a false written statement with a County Energy Coordinator or the State Energy Office in connection with State set-aside operations shall be subject to criminal penalties as provided by the New York State Penal Law.