1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop PG&E Price Gouging During Emergencies Act . 2. Prohibition on unconscionable pricing of natural gas during a major disaster declaration For the duration of a major disaster declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ), and for 1 year after the end of such major disaster, it shall be unlawful for any utility company to charge a rate for the sale of natural gas, at wholesale or at retail, in any county to which the declaration applies that, as determined by the Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission— (1) is unconscionably excessive; and (2) indicates that the utility company is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances related to the declaration of a major disaster to increase prices unreasonably. 3. Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (a) Enforcement by FTC A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) ). The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce a violation of section 2 in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. In enforcing section 2 of this Act, the Commission shall give priority to enforcement actions concerning utility companies with total United States wholesale or retail sales of natural gas in excess of $2,000,000,000 per year. (b) Civil penalties (1) In general Notwithstanding the penalties set forth under the Federal Trade Commission Act, any utility company that knowingly violates section 2 shall be subject to— (A) a civil penalty of not more than 3 times the amount of profits gained by such utility company through such violation