{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40b-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 2","heading":"Purpose of chapter","body":"Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to permit a city or town to plan jointly with cities or towns to promote with the greatest efficiency and economy the co-ordinated and orderly development of the areas within their jurisdiction and the general welfare and prosperity of their citizens.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40B/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:31Z","sha256":"ad6becba9c975948f12f661f812c43091be27060f095de5861ecbf5f42c3c114","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40b-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40b-2a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}