A. The director shall develop and submit to the United States secretary of the interior a state reclamation plan. The plan shall generally identify the areas to be reclaimed, the purposes for which the reclamation is proposed, the relationship of the lands to be reclaimed and the proposed reclamation to surrounding areas, the specific criteria for ranking and identifying projects to be funded and the legal authority and programmatic capability to perform such work in conformance with the provisions of federal law and regulations.
B. After approval by the United States secretary of the interior of the state plan, the director shall submit, on an annual basis, an application for the support of the state program and implementation of specific reclamation projects. The annual applications shall include such information as may be requested by the United States secretary of the interior.