Every applicant for a grant for the acquisition of fee title or an agricultural conservation easement shall provide by a resolution from the governing body of the local government in which the proposed project is located, and shall certify both of the following:
(a) The proposal meets the eligibility criteria set forth in Section 10251.
(b) The proposal has been approved by the appropriate local governmental governing body.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)