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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 81b. Establishment of zones
(a) Board authorization to grant zones
The Board is authorized, subject to the conditions and
restrictions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations made
thereunder, upon application as hereinafter provided, to grant to
corporations the privilege of establishing, operating, and
maintaining foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to ports of entry
under the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) Number of zones per port of entry
Each port of entry shall be entitled to at least one zone, but
when a port of entry is located within the confines of more than
one State such port of entry shall be entitled to a zone in each of
such States, and when two cities separated by water are embraced in
one port of entry, a zone may be authorized in each of said cities
or in territory adjacent thereto. Zones in addition to those to
which a port of entry is entitled shall be authorized only if the
Board finds that existing or authorized zones will not adequately
serve the convenience of commerce.
(c) Preference to public corporations
In granting applications preference shall be given to public
corporations.
(d) Ownership of harbor facilities by State
In case of any State in which harbor facilities of any port of
entry are owned and controlled by the State and in which State
harbor facilities of any other port of entry are owned and
controlled by a municipality, the Board shall not grant an
application by any public corporation for the establishment of any
zone in such State, unless such application has been authorized by
an Act of the legislature of such State (enacted after June 18,
1934).
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