Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, § 27 (2026)

Approval by department of ordinances or regulations of municipality

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Section 27. No ordinance or regulation of a city or town, or regulation or restriction imposed in a grant of location, affecting the erection, maintenance or operation of a line for the transmission of electricity for light, heat or power extending or intended to extend from some point in one city or town through or to some point in another city or town, shall take effect until approved by the department of telecommunications and energy.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1929–1969 · leading case: Boston Edison Co. v. Town of Sudbury, 253 N.E.2d 850 (Mass. 1969).

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Boston Edison Co. v. Town of Sudbury, 253 N.E.2d 850 (Mass. 1969). · cites it 2× “under G. L. c. 166, § 27, quoted later. Edison has never applied for any permit under .”

Selectmen of Topsfield v. Dep't of Pub. Utils., 166 N.E. 739 (Mass. 1929). “If it is assumed the selectmen of Boxford had power to revoke the grant before acceptance by the Company, it is plain the action of the selectmen of Boxford taken in March, 1928, supra, was invalid as against the Company which, in reliance upon the action of the selectmen, had,…”

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