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§ 1 |
Definitions |
§ 1A |
Retail access to generation services and choice of suppliers; electric company restructuring; divestment; ownership and operation of generating facility producing solar energy; municipalities at high risk from the effects of climate change |
§ 1B |
Service territories for distribution companies; rates |
§ 1C |
Marketing companies |
§ 1D |
Billing of retail customers; notice of offers available by participating non-utility competitive suppliers; payment to supplier by electric distribution company |
§ 1E |
Performance based rate schemes; labor displacement or reductions; mediation of small claims |
§ 1F |
Consumer protections; rules and regulations |
§ 1G |
Transition costs and charges |
§ 1H |
Financing orders |
§ 1I |
Service quality standards reports to be filed by investor-owned electric distribution, transmission, and natural gas distribution companies; penalty for failure to meet service quality standards |
§ 1J |
Establishment of standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies; investigation of violation of standards; penalties |
§ 1K |
Penalties to be credited back to customers |
§ 2 |
Construction |
§ 3 |
Corporations governed by chapter |
§ 4 |
Application of chapter 156B |
§ 4A |
State secretary; examination of documents; approval; instances of corporate omission |
§ 5 |
Organization of corporation; certification by state secretary |
§ 5A |
Name; restrictions; injunctive relief |
§ 6 |
Articles of organization; contents |
§ 8 |
Amendment of articles of organization; changes in capital stock or corporate name |
§ 8A |
Amendment of articles of organization; change in business authorized or any other change |
§ 8B |
Articles of amendment; submission to state secretary; effective date; filing |
§ 8C |
Restatement of articles of organization; adoption; submission to state secretary; filing; effective date |
§ 8D |
Confirmation of organization or subsequent proceedings; certificate; submission to state secretary; effective date |
§ 9 |
Hydro-electric plants; issue of preferred stock and bonds; acquisition of storage reservoir |
§ 9A |
Electric companies providing electricity to other companies; ownership of stock |
§ 10 |
Issuance of capital stock; notification of department |
§ 11 |
Payment of price of share |
§ 12 |
Improper issue of stock or scrip certificates; effect; penalty |
§ 12A |
Convertible debentures |
§ 13 |
Mortgage of property |
§ 13A |
Issuance and pledge of bonds secured by prior liens |
§ 14 |
Proceedings to determine necessity of issue of stock, bonds, coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness |
§ 15 |
Invitation for proposals for purchase of bonds |
§ 15A |
Issue or sale of bonds, etc. at less than par value or face amount |
§ 16 |
Making good impairment of capital stock |
§ 16A |
Inadequate depreciation allowances; corrective orders of department; use of funds restricted; enforcement |
§ 17 |
Improper issue of stock, bonds or other securities; penalty |
§ 17A |
Investments; approval of department; violations by officers; penalty |
§ 18 |
Disposition of shares |
§ 19 |
Sale of unissued capital stock; terms; auction sale |
§ 20 |
Commencement of business; liability of officers, contribution |
§ 21 |
Authorization necessary to transfer franchise, lease works or contract to carry on works |
§ 22 |
Deposits |
§ 23 |
Voting by stockholders; proxy |
§ 24 |
Voting by stockholders; articles of organization or by-laws controlling |
§ 25 |
Stockholders of public service corporation; use of name or title thereof prohibited; violations; penalty; proceedings; injunction; exception |
§ 29 |
Change of officers; filing of certificate of change |
§ 30 |
Change of location |
§ 31 |
Amount of stock in gas companies held by corporation |
§ 33 |
Fees for filing certificates, articles and copies of votes |
§ 33A |
Promotional or political advertising expenditures |
§ 34 |
Town’s authority to operate gas or electric plant or community antenna television system |
§ 34A |
Municipal street lighting service |
§ 34B |
Replacement of existing poles |
§ 35 |
Vote of city to acquire plant |
§ 36 |
Vote of town to acquire plant |
§ 37 |
Certification of vote of city or town to department |
§ 38 |
Certification of subsequent votes |
§ 39 |
Failure to certify vote; penalty |
§ 40 |
Debt incurred for establishing, purchasing, extending, etc., light plant |
§ 41 |
Enlargement of plant |
§ 42 |
Purchase of existing plant |
§ 43 |
Determination by department of purchase price; tender of deed; acquisition upon failure to tender |
§ 45 |
Purchase of property in adjoining town |
§ 46 |
Distribution to adjoining town |
§ 47 |
Extension of services to adjoining town |
§ 47A |
Exemption from requirements allowing competitive choice of generation supply; prohibition of retail sales by nonmunicipal suppliers and electric companies within municipal service territory; sale of electricity at wholesale; sale of electricity in adjoini |
§ 47B |
Facilities and equipment located outside municipal limits |
§ 47C |
Municipal lighting plant cooperatives |
§ 47D |
Exemption from public records and open meeting requirements in certain instances |
§ 47E |
Facilities for operation of telecommunications systems for municipal use; construction, purchase, lease and maintenance; debt |
§ 51 |
Purchase of gas, electricity, equipment, supplies or materials from another town |
§ 52 |
Purchase of electricity by town from street railway |
§ 53 |
Delivery by street railway; metering |
§ 54 |
Disagreement as to price paid to street railway; action of department |
§ 55 |
Municipal light board |
§ 55A |
Agreements between municipal light boards and cities or towns |
§ 56 |
Management of plant |
§ 56A |
Municipal light commission; definition; contracts of members |
§ 56B |
Contracts of commission; requisites |
§ 56C |
Contracts of commission; filing with city or town auditor; preservation; public inspection; penalty |
§ 56D |
Contracts of commission; advertisements and bids; application of section |
§ 56E |
Removal of members; notice and hearing; appeal |
§ 57 |
Manager’s annual financial report; tax levy; expenditure of income |
§ 57A |
Appropriations for maintenance and operation; payment in advance of receipts |
§ 57B |
Income from investment or deposit of proceeds of municipal bonds or notes issued for gas or electrical purposes |
§ 57C |
Appropriations from insurance escrow account |
§ 58 |
Schedule of prices for gas and electricity |
§ 58A |
Advance deposit; shut off for non-payment; removal of appliances for distribution |
§ 58B |
Lien upon real estate for nonpayment of service charges |
§ 58C |
Time for and length of lien |
§ 58D |
Unpaid charges added to real estate taxes |
§ 58E |
Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid charges |
§ 58F |
Abatement of real estate tax imposed by reason of unpaid charges |
§ 59 |
Notice of change of price to department |
§ 60 |
Entitlement to service; review by department |
§ 61 |
Assessment of cost of establishing service |
§ 62 |
Protection of plant; municipal ordinances |
§ 63 |
Duties of municipality and its officers; violations; penalties |
§ 65 |
Application of chapter to plants authorized by special act |
§ 66 |
Application of chapter and by-laws of town to plant authorized by special act |
§ 67 |
Revocation of rights, locations or licenses |
§ 68 |
Sale of plant by town |
§ 69 |
Enforcement by supreme judicial court |
§ 69A |
Purchase, sale and distribution of natural gas by municipality |
§ 69B |
Definitions |
§ 69C |
Cadet engineers; power of city or town to contract for training; contents of contract |
§ 69D |
Cadet engineers; selection |
§ 69E |
Cadet engineers; civil service laws; retirement benefits; workmen’s compensation |
§ 69F |
Expenses |
§ 69G |
Definitions |
§ 69H |
Energy facilities siting board |
§ 69H1/2 |
Hydropower generation facilities |
§ 69I |
Long-range forecasts of electric and gas companies; filing; hearings; approval |
§ 69J |
Petition for approval of construction; notice of intention to construct oil facilities; public hearings; approval or rejection |
§ 69J1/4 |
Construction of generating facility |
§ 69J1/2 |
Fees for applications to construct electricity facilities |
§ 69K |
Certificate of environmental impact and public interest; construction of facilities; petition; issuance; conditions; state agencies and local governments restricted; transfer; amendment; applicability |
§ 69K1/2 |
Certificate of environmental impact and public interest with respect to a generating facility |
§ 69L |
Petition for certificate or amendment thereof; form; information required; affidavit of service and notice |
§ 69L1/2 |
Application for certificate with respect to a generating facility |
§ 69M |
Public hearings on petitions; national pollutant discharge elimination system permit; notices; procedures; fact sheets |
§ 69N |
Parties in interest to proceedings |
§ 69O |
Decision granting or denying application; findings and opinions; applicability |
§ 69O1/2 |
Decision granting or denying application with regard to a generating facility; findings and opinions |
§ 69P |
Judicial review |
§ 69Q |
Joint inter-agency investigations, hearings or orders; interstate compacts and federal agreements authorized |
§ 69R |
Eminent domain; taking by electric or gas companies, generation companies or wholesale generation companies; procedures; restrictions |
§ 69S |
Eminent domain with respect to oil pipelines; requisite procedures; rights relative to taking |
§ 70 |
Opening of streets by gas company; liability; repairing streets |
§ 70A |
Application to department to lay main; hearing; determination; fees |
§ 71 |
Construction of transmission lines |
§ 72 |
Taking land for transmission lines |
§ 72A |
Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; notice to landowners; damages |
§ 73 |
Pipes, mains, wires and conduits crossing railroads |
§ 74 |
Recovery by town of damages paid as result of defect in street |
§ 75 |
Regulation by municipal authorities |
§ 75A |
Installation of gas meters; compliance with regulations for preventing escape of gas |
§ 75B |
Qualifying to do business |
§ 75C |
Right of eminent domain |
§ 75D |
Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; liability |
§ 75E |
Regulation of construction and operation |
§ 75F |
Restoration of ground surface following installation |
§ 75G |
Marking of location of underground line |
§ 75H |
Licenses, permits, etc., for pipeline maintenance, construction and operation |
§ 76 |
Supervisory authority of department |
§ 76A |
Dealings with affiliated companies |
§ 76B |
Streets or ways; construction over, across or along high pressure gas mains |
§ 76C |
Rules and regulations |
§ 76D |
Utility underground plant damage prevention system; establishment |
§ 77 |
Annual report of department |
§ 78 |
Notice of violation |
§ 79 |
Enforcement of orders of department; equity jurisdiction |
§ 80 |
Location of office of company; records; inspection of records by department |
§ 81 |
Form of books and accounts |
§ 82 |
Form of records of work at manufacturing station |
§ 83 |
Annual return; form; other information to department |
§ 84 |
Failure to make or amend return; penalty |
§ 84A |
Condensed return of business and financial condition |
§ 85 |
Examination of records by department; confidential nature of information; ”affiliated company” defined |
§ 85A |
Filing copies of existing contracts with affiliated companies |
§ 85B |
Emergency response plans; submission for review and approval; contents; penalties for failure to file; denial of recovery of service restoration costs for failure to implement emergency response plan |
§ 86 |
Consent of municipality to entry of another gas company |
§ 87 |
Consent of municipality to entry of another electric company |
§ 88 |
Review of decision issued under Secs. 86 or 87 |
§ 89 |
Rights of another municipality to enter another town |
§ 90 |
Conditions imposed upon entry of supplier of electricity in bulk |
§ 91 |
Enforcement of conditions imposed under Sec. 90 |
§ 92 |
Right of user to gas or electricity |
§ 92A |
Right of user in bulk to gas |
§ 92B |
Electric-sector modernization plans |
§ 92C |
Grid modernization advisory council |
§ 93 |
Price or quality of gas or electricity; public hearing; notice |
§ 94 |
Schedule of rates, prices and charges; contracts; filing; proposed changes; notices; investigations; hearings |
§ 941/2 |
Sales of compressed natural gas for use as a motor fuel |
§ 94A |
Contracts for purchase of gas or electricity; review of price paid |
§ 94B |
Contracts with affiliated companies; approval by department |
§ 94C |
Dealings between gas or electric affiliated company; burden of proof |
§ 94D |
Penalties for delinquencies and discounts |
§ 94E |
Notification of termination of contract filed under Sec. 94 |
§ 94F |
Rates, prices and charges of gas companies; effect of orders of F.P.C. |
§ 94G |
Proposed performance program; unit heat rate audit; public hearing; periodic report; deductions; fuel charge; base rates; rules and regulations |
§ 94H |
Condominiums; common areas; rates |
§ 94I |
Cost-allocation method for determining base distribution rates |
§ 95 |
Reports of accidents |
§ 96 |
Purchase, sale, consolidation or merger; procedure; public interest determination |
§ 97 |
Acquisition of water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plant by electric company |
§ 98 |
Rights of company acquiring water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plant |
§ 99 |
Increase of capital stock to affect acquisition |
§ 99A |
Property held as tenants in common by electric companies |
§ 100 |
Sale of property to another gas or electric company; exceptions |
§ 101 |
Time for filing applications for approval of sales or consolidations |
§ 102 |
Consolidation of Boston Consolidated Gas and Boston Edison |
§ 102A |
Consolidation or merger; agreement, provisions; submission of article to state secretary; form; requisites and information; approval; effectiveness; filings |
§ 102B |
Certificate of consolidation or merger; issuance; fee |
§ 102C |
Enforcement of consumer protection provisions; arbitration |
§ 103 |
Accuracy of meters; records |
§ 104 |
Fees of department for examining, comparing and testing gas meters |
§ 105A |
Storage, transportation and distribution of gas; regulation; violations; civil penalties |
§ 106 |
Regulation of quality of gas |
§ 107 |
Establishing calorific standard; companies exempt from furnishing gas of standard established |
§ 108 |
Calorimeter provided by company |
§ 109 |
Inspection of gas by department; establishing new standards of purity |
§ 110 |
Gas below standard; forfeiture |
§ 111 |
Unit of measure for sale of gas |
§ 112 |
Meter provers |
§ 113 |
Use of gas meters not tested, sealed or stamped; penalty |
§ 114 |
Testing gas meters in use; cost of test |
§ 115 |
Easy ascertainment of gas meter reading |
§ 115A |
Replacement of gas meters |
§ 116 |
Entry on premises to examine and maintain gas or electric meters |
§ 116A |
Disconnection of services in case of fire, explosion or other disaster |
§ 116B |
Gas company to provide maintenance and improvement of gate boxes during street, sidewalk or road repair; application for assistance |
§ 117 |
Written statement of amount recorded given by meter reader |
§ 118 |
Easy ascertainment of electric meter reading |
§ 119 |
Meter rentals |
§ 119A |
Itemized statement of quantity of gas, electricity or fuel used at each of several rates |
§ 120 |
Testing electric meters in use; cost of test |
§ 121 |
Entry upon premises to make test; compensation of person making test; rules and regulations |
§ 122 |
Use of incorrect meter; refund |
§ 123 |
Prepayment meters; risk of loss of deposits |
§ 124 |
Entry of premises to stop gas or electricity |
§ 124A |
Shutting off or failing to restore service during serious illness |
§ 124B |
Shutting off gas or electric service for failure to pay for appliances; prohibition |
§ 124C |
Nursing homes, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, and hospitals; shutting off gas or electric service |
§ 124D |
Shutting off gas or electric service to tenants not customer of record |
§ 124E |
Termination of gas and electric service; households with residents 65 or older |
§ 124F |
Shutting off service during financial hardship |
§ 124G |
Restoration of service upon payment |
§ 124H |
Shutting off service in residence where infant domiciled |
§ 124I |
Penalties |
§ 125 |
Refusal to supply because of default of previous occupant |
§ 125A |
Supply to commonwealth or municipality after expiration of contract; price |
§ 126 |
Wilful injury or interference with gas meter or other property; penalty; prima facie evidence |
§ 126A |
Impersonating an officer or servant of a gas or electric company; penalties |
§ 127 |
Intentional injury to electric meter or other property; penalty; prima facie evidence |
§ 127A |
Destruction of or tampering with, electric or gas lines, meters, etc.; theft of electricity or gas |
§ 128 |
Guaranty fund; payment of interest, application to charges and tolls; annual return statement; violations; penalty |
§ 129 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 130 to 132 |
§ 130 |
Establishment of fund; filing and recording of trust instrument; trustee; dissolution of fund |
§ 131 |
Powers and duties of fund and trustee; financial statement; amount of fund; authorized trust instrument provisions; amendments; consolidation or merger of fund; taxation |
§ 132 |
Exemption of trust fund from certain insurance laws |
§ 133 |
Emergency mutual aid |
§ 134 |
Load aggregation programs |
§ 135 |
Corporate retail load aggregators |
§ 136 |
Cooperatives |
§ 137 |
Participation in group purchasing of electricity, natural gas, telecommunications services or similar products |
§ 138 |
Definitions applicable to Secs. 138 to 140 |
§ 139 |
Class I, II or III net metering facilities; election of net metering; tariffs; limitation on aggregate capacity; rules and regulations |
§ 139A |
Small hydroelectric power net metering facilities program |
§ 140 |
Neighborhood net metering facility; election of net metering; rules and regulations |
§ 141 |
Decisions or actions regarding rate design; adjustment to low-income rate discount |
§ 142 |
Removal of impediments to development of efficient, low-emissions distributed generation |
§ 143 |
Small municipal renewable energy generating facilities; issuance of bonds and notes; procurement of required services; receipt and use of revenues |
§ 144 |
Uniform natural gas leaks classification system; grading of reported natural gas leaks; projects on public ways; school zones; gas company response and reporting |
§ 145 |
Plan for replacement or improvement of aging or leaking natural gas infrastructure |
§ 146 |
Electric distribution system resiliency reports; competitive solicitation for electric distribution system resiliency non-wires alternatives |
§ 147 |
Reporting of lost and unaccounted for gas |
§ 147A |
Non-emitting renewable thermal infrastructure project defined |
§ 148 |
Engineering plans or specifications for work or services posing material risk to public safety to bear stamp of certified professional engineer |