(a) Approval of the county greenspace program shall be accomplished as provided for in this Code section.

(b) Upon adoption of a resolution embodying a greenspace program by the county governing authority, the resolution shall be submitted to the Georgia Greenspace Commission between July 1 and December 1 of any year in which the county is eligible for and wishes to obtain a grant pursuant to Code Section 36-22-4.

(c) The Georgia Greenspace Commission shall review each county greenspace program for compliance with all applicable terms and conditions of this chapter. The decision of the commission that a county greenspace program complies with those terms and conditions shall cause the county to become eligible for and to receive a greenspace grant pursuant to the terms of this chapter. The decision of the commission that a county greenspace program does not comply with all of those terms and conditions shall cause the county to be ineligible for such grants; provided, however:

(1) The commission shall forward to the county a written explanation of the deficiencies found in its program, together with suggestions for their correction; and

(2) The county may resubmit its timely submitted program at any time for approval, subject, however, to the time limitations on approval set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 36-22-4.