R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-27-5: Duties of the commission.

The commission shall:

(1) Develop the criteria necessary for defining the most important forest land under this chapter;

(2) Make a reasonably accurate inventory of all land in the state that meets the definition of forest land;

(3) Inform the public, public officials, and other citizens and interested persons of the provisions of this chapter; and

(4) Make recommendations to the director of the department of environmental management regarding disbursements from the forest land conservation fund.