There is authorized, created, and established within the state of Rhode Island department of administration, division of planning, a state greenways council known as “the state greenways council,” with those powers set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of coordinating activities among state departments and agencies engaged in the creation and maintenance of greenways, cooperating with and providing guidance and assistance to cities and towns, businesses, nonprofit organizations, citizen groups, and individuals in the creation and maintenance of greenways, and providing public information about the location of recreational and cultural resources and greenways in the state. The director of the department of administration shall direct staff to support the council within the constraints of available resources.