The person, company of persons, association or incorporated company making application to the department of water resources for the selection of lands by the state, shall have filed with the department an application for a permit to appropriate water for the reclamation of the lands described in his request. This application for a permit shall be of a form prescribed by the department of water resources, and shall be accompanied by two (2) copies of a map of the land to be selected, and it shall show accurately the location and dimensions of the proposed irrigation works. The maps of the lands and proposed irrigation works shall be prepared in accordance with the regulations of the department of water resources of the state of Idaho and the rules of the department of the interior.