R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-88-1: Purpose.

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a council to examine areas within the building code, fire code, elevator code, and any other codes that overlap, conflict or may be inconsistent. The council shall examine these codes and make recommendations that may resolve the conflict or inconsistency by selecting the “lead” code on a particular issue, by making all the codes consistent or by allowing the inconsistencies as they serve a purpose and do not directly conflict with each other.