Section 30-15-101 - Authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone(1) The state of Montana, a local government unit, or a private or public corporation organized in Montana for the purpose of operating a foreign-trade zone in Montana may apply for the right to and, if the right is granted, establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone under 19 U.S.C. 81a through 81u.(2) The governing body of a local government unit may contract with a private or public corporation to operate and maintain a foreign-trade zone that the local government unit has been granted the right to establish, operate, and maintain.(3) Any activity authorized by the United States to be conducted within a foreign-trade zone may be conducted within a foreign-trade zone operated by a local government unit or Montana corporation under this section.En. Sec. 1, Ch. 674, L. 1979.