Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 21n - Climate Protection and Green Economy Act
Section 9 - Applicability of Chapter

Section 9. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of the public utility commission or the obligation of an electrical utility to provide customers with safe and reliable electric service. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude, prohibit or restrict the construction of a new facility or the expansion of an existing facility subject to regulation under this chapter, if all applicable requirements are met and the facility is in compliance with regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 21n - Climate Protection and Green Economy Act

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Regulations for Reporting and Verifying Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Review; Inventory

Section 3 - Projected 2020 Business as Usual Level; Adoption of Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits; Levels and Limits for Electric Sector; Establishment of Declining Annual Aggregate Limit

Section 3a - Adoption of Sector-Based Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sublimits

Section 3b - Goal for Succeeding Plan's Necessary Contribution to Meeting Each Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limit and Sublimit

Section 4 - Adoption of 2020 Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limit; Compliance Measures; Information Gathering; Costs-Benefit Analysis; De Minimus Threshold for Emissions Reduction Requirements; Voluntary Actions for Reductions; Public Hearings; U...

Section 5 - Report of Implementation of Regulations Relative to Climate Change

Section 6 - Promulgation of Regulations That Reduce Energy Use, Increase Efficiency and Encourage Renewable Sources of Energy

Section 7 - Market-Place Compliance Mechanisms; Regulations; Out-State Cooperation; Enforcement

Section 8 - Advisory Committee

Section 9 - Applicability of Chapter

Section 10 - Preparation for Impact of Climate Change and Mitigation Damage From Extreme Weather Events; Statewide Adaptation Strategy; Vulnerability Assessments; Climate Change Coordinators

Section 11 - Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grant Program