(1) The department of commerce herein adopts and incorporates by this reference the Montana Treasure State Endowment Program Application Guidelines dated 2002 published by it as rules governing the submission and review of applications under the TSEP program.

(2) The rules incorporated by reference in (1) above relate to the following:

(a) eligible applicants and projects;

(b) types of financial assistance available under TSEP;

(c) general requirements for TSEP applications;

(d) application review process; and

(e) application scoring system and ranking criteria.

(3) Copies of the regulation adopted by reference in (1) of this rule may be obtained from the Department of Commerce, Community Development Division, P.O. Box 200501, Helena, Montana 59620-0501.