Neither the state nor any municipality has the power to operate an industrial facility owned by it as a business or in any manner except as its lessor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-37-6
No authority to operate as a business
P.L. 1965, ch. 198, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.