{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-22m","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 22M","heading":"Billing surcharge; adoption of removal ordinance","body":"Section 22M. In addition to all other rates, charges and fees it may otherwise be authorized to impose and collect any utility shall impose and collect as a capital contribution towards the cost of construction a surcharge of two per cent on its total billing to each customer located in a city or town which has in force and effect an ordinance or by-law adopted in accordance with section 22D. However, a distribution company, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164, shall impose and collect a surcharge of 7 per cent of retail delivery revenues, plus interest at the rate set by the department, for customer security deposits except in a city or town that before the effective date of this section has enacted an ordinance or by-law under section 22D establishing a 2 per cent surcharge or where construction is in progress or already completed, unless the city or town otherwise agrees to the 7 per cent surcharge by adopting an ordinance or by-law under said section 22D. A surcharge under this section shall apply only if the distribution company is not in violation of the ordinance or by-law and if the ordinance or by-law has been in effect for a period of at least 1 year.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 166"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter166/Section22M","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:56Z","sha256":"c732720f40c07bd89e2a632638fd923028c313b0acb33d881560c1860d4d007a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-22l","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166-22n"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}