Massachusetts Chapter 25 — Department of Public Utilities

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 1— Department of public utilities; seal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 1A— Department priorities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 2— Commonwealth utilities commission; membership; appointment and terms; chairman; quorum; salaries; annual report
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 2A— Energy advisory board; membership; duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 3— Commissioners; oath; interests in regulated industry companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 4— Chairman of commission; powers and duties; hearings; investigations; reports
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 4A— Hearings on change of rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service; time and place
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 4B— Authority of commissioner upon declaration of state of emergency
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 4C— Action for appointment of receiver to oversee operation of investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company during existence of emergency
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 5— Rulings; orders; appeal; costs; staying enforcement; burden of proof; evidence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 5A— Witnesses; summonses; subpoenas; fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 5B— Rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 5C— Hazardous materials; rail transportation regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 5D— Trade secrets, confidential information; protection from disclosure; burden of proof
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 5E— Audit of companies subject to jurisdiction of department; time of commencement; payment of costs; filing of results
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 6— Repealed, 1923, 227
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 7— Duties relative to common carriers; employees; division of railroad track inspection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 8— Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 8A— Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 9— Duties relative to water, gas and electric companies; expenditures; employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 9A— Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 10— Officers and employees; supervision and control
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 10A— Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 10B— Filing fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12F— Transportation division; director; assistants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12G— Transportation division; investigations and inquiries
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12M— Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12N— Facility siting division; clean energy infrastructure dashboard
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12O— Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12P— Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12Q— Department of Public Utilities Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12R— Department of Public Utilities Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12S— Department of Public Utilities and Energy Facilities Siting Board Intervenor Support Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 12T— Division of public participation; assisting parties with matters before the department or energy facilities siting board
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 17— Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 17A— Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 36
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 18— Assessments upon energy companies based on intrastate revenues; rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 18A— Assessment against steam distribution companies; apportionment; time for payment; credit for unexpended funds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 20— Funding for development and promotion of renewable energy projects; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; election by certain municipal lighting plants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 22— Energy efficiency advisory council; membership; duties; quarterly report to council
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, § 23— Division for the administration, implementation and enforcement of chapter 159A1/2; funding from surcharge on transportation network companies