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2023 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 25 - Department of Public Utilities
- Section 1 - Department of Public Utilities; Seal
- Section 1a - Department Priorities
- Section 2 - Commonwealth Utilities Commission; Membership; Appointment and Terms; Chairman; Quorum; Salaries; Annual Report
- Section 2a - Energy Advisory Board; Membership; Duties
- Section 3 - Commissioners; Oath; Interests in Regulated Industry Companies
- Section 4 - Chairman of Commission; Powers and Duties; Hearings; Investigations; Reports
- Section 4a - Hearings on Change of Rates or Reduction in or Discontinuance of Service; Time and Place
- Section 4b - Authority of Commissioner Upon Declaration of State of Emergency
- Section 4c - Action for Appointment of Receiver to Oversee Operation of Investor-Owned Electric Distribution, Transmission or Natural Gas Distribution Company During Existence of Emergency
- Section 5 - Rulings; Orders; Appeal; Costs; Staying Enforcement; Burden of Proof; Evidence
- Section 5a - Witnesses; Summonses; Subpoenas; Fees
- Section 5b - Rules and Regulations
- Section 5c - Hazardous Materials; Rail Transportation Regulations
- Section 5d - Trade Secrets, Confidential Information; Protection From Disclosure; Burden of Proof
- Section 5e - Audit of Companies Subject to Jurisdiction of Department; Time of Commencement; Payment of Costs; Filing of Results
- Section 6 - Repealed, 1923, 227
- Section 7 - Duties Relative to Common Carriers; Employees; Division of Railroad Track Inspection
- Section 8 - Duties Relative to Common Carriers; Expenditures
- Section 8a - Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2
- Section 9 - Duties Relative to Water, Gas and Electric Companies; Expenditures; Employees
- Section 9a - Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2
- Section 10 - Officers and Employees; Supervision and Control
- Section 10a - Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4
- Section 10b - Filing Fees
- Section 11, 12 - Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec. 1
- Section 12a, 12b - Repealed, 1939, 442, Sec. 1
- Section 12c To 12e - Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec. 1
- Section 12e1/2 - Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec. 25
- Section 12f - Transportation Division; Director; Assistants
- Section 12g - Transportation Division; Investigations and Inquiries
- Section 12h To 12l - Repealed, 1977, 843, Sec. 2
- Section 12m - Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
- Section 12n - Facility Siting Division
- Section 12o - Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund
- Section 12p - Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund
- Section 12q - Department of Public Utilities Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund
- Section 12r - Department of Public Utilities Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund
- Section 13 To 16 - Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec. 1
- Section 17 - Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
- Section 17a - Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 36
- Section 18 - Assessments Upon Energy Companies Based on Intrastate Revenues; Rates; Suspension of Rates
- Section 18a - Assessment Against Steam Distribution Companies; Apportionment; Time for Payment; Credit for Unexpended Funds
- Section 19 - Funding for Energy Efficiency Programs; Mandatory Charge per Kilowatt-Hour; Other Funding; Gas Energy Efficiency Programs; Allocation of Funds; Transfer of Funds for the Clean Energy Equity Workforce and Market Development Program
- Section 20 - Funding for Development and Promotion of Renewable Energy Projects; Mandatory Charge per Kilowatt-Hour; Election by Certain Municipal Lighting Plants
- Section 21 - Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction Resources Cost-Effective or Less Expensive Than Supply Preferred; Energy and Natural Gas Efficiency Investment Plans; Failure to Reasonably Comply With Plan
- Section 22 - Energy Efficiency Advisory Council; Membership; Duties; Quarterly Report to Council
- Section 23 - Division for the Administration, Implementation and Enforcement of Chapter 159a1/2; Funding From Surcharge on Transportation Network Companies
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