3.__Requirements for media production certificate.__ Applications for a media production certificate must be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the department.__The applicant must:

A.__Provide the names of the principals involved in the media production and contact information for them;

B.__Provide a certificate of insurance for the media production;

C.__Provide financial information that demonstrates that the media production is economically sound and that at least $250,000 of media production expense will be incurred in Maine during a period of 12 consecutive months;

D.__Provide data demonstrating that the media production will benefit the people of the State by increasing opportunities for employment and will strengthen the economy of the State;

E.__Agree to include, in all certified media productions, an on-screen credit for the State of Maine.__The exact wording and size of that credit must be determined in rules adopted by the Maine State Film Office and the department.__The Maine State Film Office or the department may, at its discretion, exempt media productions from this requirement.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in chapter 375, subchapter 2-A;

F.__Provide evidence that the media production company is not owned by, affiliated with or controlled by, in whole or in part, a person that is in default on a loan made by the State or a loan guaranteed by the State; and

G.__Provide any other information required by the department.

To qualify for a media production certificate, a media production company must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the media production company has met, or will meet, the expectations and requirements under paragraphs B, C, D, E, F and G.__If the department determines that the applicant does not qualify for a media production certificate, it must inform the applicant of that determination in writing within 4 weeks of receiving the application.__As soon as practicable, the department shall issue a media production certificate for a media production that qualifies.__The department shall include with the