R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-24-6: Business prohibited to members.

No member of the Pawtuxet River authority shall directly or indirectly engage in any contract or agreement for labor, supply of materials for construction, or reconstruction of the physical assets of the district or replacements or additions thereto. No person holding elective office in the participating communities or the general assembly of the state of Rhode Island shall be eligible to be a member of the authority.