(a) A municipality shall make application for State assistance to be applied to the cost of a municipal wetlands restoration project on forms provided by the department. A separate application shall be made for each wetlands restoration project.

(b) Each application for State assistance shall be accompanied by a duly certified resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality which shall set forth the authority of the municipality to make application for such State assistance and further shall name the individual, in his official capacity, who shall be authorized to sign said application as well as any contracts between the State and the municipality which may be required in order to qualify the municipality for State assistance.

(c) The municipality shall provide the commissioner with such supporting documentation as may be necessary to demonstrate that on completion of the wetlands restoration project the wetlands so restored shall not be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of or used for any purpose inconsistent with the character or environmental value of such wetlands.