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220 CMR
Department of Public Utilities

CMR

220 CMR 1.00 - 24.00

Procedural Rules; Adoption of Rules; Tariffs, Schedules and Contracts (Other Than Commercial Motor Vehicle); Standard Cost of Gas Adjustment Clause; Residential and Commercial Energy Conservation Service Program Cost Recovery; Sales of Electricity by Qualifying Facilities & On-Site Generating Facilities to Distributing Companies & Sales of Electricity by Distribution Companies to Qualifying Facilities & On-Site Generating Facilities; Cost Recovery for Major Electric Company Generation Investments; Rules Governing the Restructuring of the Electric Industry; Standards of Conduct for Distribution Companies and their Competitive Affiliates; Consumer Protection from the Unauthorized Changing of Local or Long Distance Telephone Service Providers; The Unbundling of Services Related to the Provision of Natural Gas; Rules Governing the Recovery Expenses Relating to the Provision of Wireless Enhanced 911 Services, Dual Party TTD/TTY Message Relay Services and Adaptive Equipment Services by Telecom. Carriers; Long-term Contracts for Renewable Energy; Standards of Performance for Emergency Preparation & Restoration of Service for Electric Distribution & Gas Cos.; Steam Distribution Cos.; Competitively Solicited Long-Term contracts for Renewable energy; Notification of Vegetation Maintenance Activities for Transmission Rights-of-Way; Competitively Solicited Long-Term Contracts for Offshore Wind Energy; Competitively Solicited Long-Term Contracts for Clean Energy.

$11.35

220 CMR 25.00 - 49.00

Billing and Termination Procedures of the Department of Public Utilities; Security Deposits Applicable to Non-Residential Customers; Elimination of the Practice of Gas and Electric Companies of Requiring a Deposit from Residential Customers as a Condition to Furnishing Utility Service; Billing Regulations for Condominiums; Billing Procedures for Residential Rental Property Owners Cited for Violation of the State Sanitary Code 105 CMR 410.354 or 105 Cmr 410.254; Optional Formula for Determining Allowed Rates of Return on Equity for Water Companies; Sample Test Procedures for New Residential and Small Commercial Gas Meters; Automatic Telephone Dialing Systems; Pole Attachment, Duct, Conduit & Right-of-way Complaint & Enforcement Procedures. 

$4.35

220 CMR 50.00 - 52.00

Uniform System of Accounts for Gas Companies; Uniform System of Accounts for Electric Utilities; Uniform System of Accounts for Water Companies.

$9.65

220 CMR 53.00 - 74.00 and 100.00 - 115.00

Procedures for the Determination of Violations of codes Adopted by the DPU Pertaining to the Safety of Pipeline Facilities & the Transportation of Gas & Enforcement of Codes; Mass. Distribution Code; Mass. Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Code; Abandonment of Gas Service Lines & Leakage Survey Procedures; Design, Construction, Operation & Maint. of Intrastate Pipelines in Excess of 200 psig; Construction of Streets Places & Ways over high Pressure Gas Mains Operating in Excess of 200 psig; Design, Operation, Main. & safety of LNG Plants & Facilities; Oper., Main., Replacement & Abandonment of Cast Iron Pipelines; Uniform Gas Leaks Classification; Uniform Reporting of Lost & Unaccounted for Gas. 

$6.15

220 CMR 75.00 - 99.00

The Preservation of Records of Electric, Gas, and Water Utilities; Voting Trust Certificates of Public Utilities; Accounting Treatment of Investment Tax Credit for Utilities; Annual Return Form to be Filed by Gas and Electric Companies and Municipal Lighting Plants; Procedures for the Determination of Violations of Safety Codes Pertaining to Damage Prevention. 

$4.35

220 CMR 125.00 and 126.00

Installation and Maintenance of Electric Transmission Lines; Underground Electric Supply and Communication Lines 50,000 Volts and Below.

$3.15

220 CMR 149.00 - 156.00

Procedures for the Determination of Violations and for Enforcement of M.G.L. c. 159A and M.G.L. c. 159B;  Rail Fixed Guideway System: Safety System; Program Standard; Sureties Required of Operators of Motor Vehicles for the Carriage of Passengers for Hire; Certificates Running to the Register of Motor Vehicles; Operation of Motor Vehicles for the Carriage of Passengers for Hire under a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Charter License; Special Service or School Service Permit; Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail.

$4.35

220 CMR 250.00 - 274.00

Transportation Division Practice; Motor Carriers and Brokers; Rates for Towing Motor Vehicles; Regulations Governing the Distribution and Maintenance of Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and Specialized Customer Premises Equipment to Residential Subscribers with Disabilities; Transportation Network Companies.

$2.45