R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26.1-2

Any public corporation of the state, as that term is defined in § 42-26.1-1, is authorized to make application for the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone in accordance with an act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, entitled “An Act to Provide for the Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Foreign-trade Zones on Ports of Entry of the United States, to Expedite and Encourage Foreign Commerce, and for Other Purposes”, 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a — 81u.