R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-3-3

It shall be the duty of the displaced persons committee to expedite the processing of applications for admission to the United States of America and to the state, and to promote the rehabilitation and readjustment of displaced persons entering Rhode Island pursuant to federal law; to stimulate the interest of the community in the rehabilitation problems of displaced persons; to aid in interpreting and publicizing the problems relating to displaced persons; to cooperate with all governmental and private agencies serving displaced persons, to the end that duplication of effort may be avoided; to provide information and advice to displaced persons; and to perform other duties as the committee may, from time to time, determine, with the approval of the governor, to be appropriate and advisable.