(1) The Department of Commerce adopts and incorporates by reference the 2016-2017 Application and Administrative Guidelines for Affordable Housing Development Projects as rules for the administration of the 2016-2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

(2) The rules incorporated by reference in (1) relate to the scope and procedures for the award, administration, monitoring, and close-out of matching project grants to cities, towns, counties, consolidated governments, county or multicounty water, wastewater or solid waste districts, and tribal governments.

(3) Copies of the regulations adopted by reference in (1) may be obtained from the Department of Commerce, Grants Bureau, 301 South Park Avenue, P.O. Box 200523, Helena, Montana 59620-0523, or on the Grants Bureau web site at http://comdev.mt.gov/Programs/CDBG/Housing/GrantAdmin.