R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-59-8 — Limited binding and beneficial effect

(a) The Agreement authorized by this chapter shall bind and inure only to the benefit
of this state and the other member states. No person, other than a member state, shall
be an intended beneficiary of the Agreement. Any benefit to a person other than a
state shall be established by the law of this state and the other member states and
not by the terms of the Agreement.
(b) Consistent with subsection (a) of this section, no person shall have any cause of
action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of this state’s approval of the
Agreement. No person may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law,
any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of this
state, or any political subdivision of this state on the ground that the action or
inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.
(c) No law of this state, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any
person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent
with the Agreement.