{"data":{"id":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-4501","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"35-A M.R.S. §4501","heading":"Declaration of policy","body":"It is declared that the business of transporting natural gas within the State by interstate or intrastate natural gas pipeline utilities affects the public interest and that the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the State require regulation in matters relating to the transportation of natural gas to the extent provided in this chapter.","path":["TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES","PART 4: GAS","CHAPTER 45: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE UTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/35-A/title35-Asec4501.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"2afdaf387c515762e393612a3c465615afcb93f78256725db92fbf0bbc4fdfa0","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-4404","next":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-4502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}