{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-164-71","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 71","heading":"Construction of transmission lines","body":"Section 71. A corporation subject to this chapter may, as provided in chapter one hundred and sixty-six, construct lines for the transmission of electricity. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a corporation that is not subject to this chapter from constructing lines for the transmission of electricity nor shall it authorize the corporation to construct lines for the transmission of electricity.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 164"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter164/Section71","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:54Z","sha256":"5d2fdbcb64ada02aa6e7bfafc29fa061382c35657323272b571cc1ea8366e3da","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-164-70a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-164-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}