(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or of any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day during which the violation occurs.
(b) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall, in the same manner as cities and towns are authorized under the provisions of § 45-6-2.3(a)(4) and the Narragansett Bay Commission are authorized under the provisions of § 46-25-25.2(b), obtain actual costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the corporation in seeking compliance, penalties, or damages.