{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-39e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 39E","heading":"Management of water system","body":"Section 39E. The land, water rights and other property taken or acquired under section thirty-nine B, and all works, buildings and other structures erected or constructed under sections thirty-nine C and thirty-nine D, shall be managed, improved and controlled by a board of water commissioners to be elected as provided by section sixty-nine A of chapter forty-one, or by its selectmen authorized to act as such, in such manner as they shall deem for the best interests of the town.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40/Section39E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:30Z","sha256":"63a4529960113ee8897ea0d6162b55c6287715936c73a2188845cbac70a0538a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-39d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40-39f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}