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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 128 · Guaranty fund; payment of interest, application to charges and tolls; annual return statement; violations; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 129 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 130 · Establishment of fund; filing and recording of trust instrument; trustee; dissolution of fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 131 · Powers and duties of fund and trustee; financial statement; amount of fund; authorized trust instrument provisions; amendments; consolidation or merger of fund; taxation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 132 · Exemption of trust fund from certain insurance laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 133 · Emergency mutual aid
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 134 · Load aggregation programs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 135 · Corporate retail load aggregators
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 136 · Cooperatives
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 137 · Participation in group purchasing of electricity, natural gas, telecommunications services or similar products
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 138 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 139 · Class I, II or III net metering facilities; election of net metering; tariffs; limitation on aggregate capacity; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 139A · Small hydroelectric power net metering facilities program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 140 · Neighborhood net metering facility; election of net metering; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 141 · Decisions or actions regarding rate design; adjustment to low income or moderate income rate discount
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 142 · Removal of impediments to development of efficient, low-emissions distributed generation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 143 · Small municipal renewable energy generating facilities; issuance of bonds and notes; procurement of required services; receipt and use of revenues
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 144 · Uniform natural gas leaks classification system; grading of reported natural gas leaks; projects on public ways; school zones; gas company response and reporting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 145 · Plan for replacement or improvement of aging or leaking natural gas infrastructure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 146 · Electric distribution system resiliency reports; competitive solicitation for electric distribution system resiliency non-wires alternatives
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 147 · Reporting of lost and unaccounted for gas
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 147A · Non-emitting renewable thermal infrastructure project defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 148 · Engineering plans or specifications for work or services posing material risk to public safety to bear stamp of certified professional engineer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 149 · Intervenor support grant program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 150 · Capital improvements or additions to distribution or transmission system; cost-effectiveness and timetable analysis; deployment of advanced transmission technologies, advanced conductors, grid-enhancing technologies, or energy storage used as a distribution or transmission resource
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 151 · Meter socket adapter; installation, operation and maintenance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 2 · Agreement provisions authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 3 · Additional powers of member domestic electric utilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 4 · Additional powers of member foreign electric utilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 5 · Acquisition or ownership of interests in electric power facilities; tenancy in common; surrender or waiver of right of partition; validity and enforceability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 6 · Contracts; term; effect of termination of pool or agreement; exclusion from municipal debt for borrowing purposes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 7 · Assessment and taxation of foreign electric utilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 8 · Taxation of municipal electric departments owning interests in electric power facilities; definitions; exemptions; payments in lieu of taxes; application of other laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 9 · Application of other laws to pool members; rate base factors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 10 · Foreign electric utilities; ownership or operation of electric power facilities in commonwealth; notice, annual report and information to department; financing; application of laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 11 · Revenue bonds for project costs; interim receipts or temporary bonds; issuance; agreement for consolidation of indebtedness by participating municipalities authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 12 · Borrowing in anticipation of bonds; temporary notes; issuance by city or town
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 13 · Resolutions or trust agreements securing bonds or notes; provisions; limitations; deposit, investment and application of proceeds; pledges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 14 · Proceeds of bonds or notes issued and moneys governed by trust agreement or resolution; deposit or investment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 15 · Bonds and notes issued; payment; liability of city or town limited; exclusion from municipal debt for borrowing purposes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 16 · Receipts of city or town under this chapter to be held and applied in trust
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 17 · Actions and proceedings upon bonds and notes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 18 · Bonds and notes issued as legal investments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 19 · Bonds and notes deemed investment securities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 20 · Bonds and notes issued; transfer, income or profit; tax exemption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 21 · Refunding bonds; issuance authorized; restrictions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 22 · Bonds and notes; issuance authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 23 · Zoning regulations; exemption of facilities used by electric utilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 24 · Transmission lines of electric utilities; petition for authority to construct, use or take rights of way by eminent domain authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 25 · Ownership or control of domestic electric utilities by foreign corporations; applicability of corporation law
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 26 · Municipal electric departments; application of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, § 27 · Construction of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164B, § 1 · Supervision by department of public utilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164B, § 2 · Filing of certificate of incorporation and bylaws; safety report; penalty for failure to comply with regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164B, § 3 · Notice to attorney general of violation of chapter; authority of municipality and department of fire services undiminished
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164B, § 4 · Exemption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 1A · Adequacy of distribution system; approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 1B · Rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 1C · Plastic pipe connections; installation; notice to property owner or occupant; grounding of structure; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 2 · Application of other statutes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 2A · Filing schedule of rates and prices by water districts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 2B · Base rate for water charges and fees; increases for high volume users
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 3 · Powers of department of environmental protection; impairment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 4 · Supervisory authority of department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 4A · Filing copies of existing contracts with affiliated companies; violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 4B · Water companies; eminent domain or purchase; waters, water rights, lands and easements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 5 · Acquisition of water works and other water company property by town
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 6 · Engineering services and advice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 7 · Annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 8 · Opening of streets by one other than water company; consent of municipal officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 9 · Review of action of municipal officers relating to opening of streets
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 10 · Testing of meters; report; cost
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 11 · Intentional injury to or interference with meter; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 11A · Procedure for shutting off the flow of water on failure to pay lawful charges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 11B · Shutting off water service to domicile occupied by seriously ill person; notice; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 11C · Indebtedness of prior property owner; water supply for new owner
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 11D · Entry on premises to examine water meters and facilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 11E · Shutting off water to non-customer occupants in residential buildings; notice; procedures; payment of amount due; effect of waiver; reprisals; penalties; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 12 · Application to other statutes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 13 · Certificate of payment of capital stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 14 · Conveyance of property in payment for stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 15 · Corporations organized under earlier law; meetings and records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 16 · Record of proprietors' names
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 17 · Officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 18 · Assessments; defaults; sale of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 19 · Repealed, 1941, 275, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 20 · Opening streets or ways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 21 · Continuing liability on contracts after dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 22 · Satisfaction of judgment against shareholders after dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 23 · Interest of shareholders in real property after dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 24 · Malicious injury to aqueduct; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 25 · Conductors from aqueducts for fire fighting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 26 · Means of taking water for fire fighting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 27 · Recovery of land owner for damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, § 28 · Acquisition of real estate in excess of limit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 1 · Telephone and telegraph companies; subscription and payment for stock; filing of statement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 2 · Debt limitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 3 · Liability of president and treasurer for wilful neglect or omission