7 Del. Admin. Code § 1352-D-32.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025
Section 1352-D-32.0 - Form L - AST Local Government Financial Test

Letter from Chief Financial Officer

I am the Chief Financial Officer of [insert: name and address of the Owner or Operator]. This letter is in support of the use of the Local Government financial test to demonstrate financial responsibility for [insert: "taking Corrective Action" and/or "compensating third parties for Bodily Injury and Property Damage"] caused by [insert: "sudden Accidental Releases" and/or "nonsudden Accidental Releases"] in the amount of at least [insert: dollar amount] per Occurrence and [insert: dollar amount] Annual Aggregate arising from operating [an] aboveground storage tank(s) (ASTs)].

ASTs at the following facilities are assured by this financial test:

List for each Facility: the name and address of the Facility where ASTs assured by this Local Government financial test are located, and indicate which ASTs are assured by this Local Government financial test. If separate mechanisms or combinations of mechanisms are being used to assure any of the ASTs at this Facility, list each AST assured by this financial test by the AST identification number provided in the registration form submitted pursuant to Part A of this regulation.

AST Facility I.D. Number: ____________________ (as listed on DNREC registration certificate)

Facility Name: ______________________________________________________________

Facility Street: ______________________________________________________________

Facility City: _____________________________________ Facility Zip Code: ____________

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This Owner or Operator has not received an adverse opinion, or a disclaimer of opinion from an independent auditor on its financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year. Any outstanding issues of general obligation or revenue bonds, if rated, have a Moody's rating of Aaa, Aa, A, or Baa or a Standard & Poor's rating of AAA, AA, A, or BBB; if rated by both firms, the bonds have a Moody's rating of Aaa, Aa, A, or Baa and a Standard & Poor's rating of AAA, AA, A, or BBB.

WORKSHEET FOR MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL TEST

PART I:\s BASIC INFORMATION
1. Total Revenues
a. Revenues (dollars) ___________________

Value of revenues excludes liquidation of investments and issuance of debt. Value includes all general fund operating and non-operating revenues, as well as all revenues from all other governmental funds including enterprise, debt service, capital projects, and special revenues, but excluding revenues to funds held in a trust or agency capacity.

b. Subtract interfund transfers (dollars) ___________________
c. Total Revenues (dollars) ___________________
2. Total Expenditures
a. Expenditures (dollars) ___________________

Value consists of the sum of general fund operating and non-operating expenditures including interest payments on debt, payments for retirement of debt principal, and total expenditures from all other governmental funds including enterprise, debt service, capital projects, and special revenues.

b. Subtract interfund transfers (dollars) ___________________
c. Total Expenditures (dollars) ___________________
3. Local Revenues
a. Total Revenues (from 1c) (dollars) ___________________
b. Subtract total intergovernmental transfers (dollars) ___________________
c. Local Revenues (dollars) ___________________
4. Debt Service
a. Interest and fiscal charges (dollars) ___________________
b. Add debt retirement (dollars) ___________________
c. Total Debt Service (dollars) ___________________
5. Total Funds (dollars) ___________________

(Sum of amounts held as cash and investment securities from all funds, excluding amounts held for employee retirement funds, agency funds, and trust funds)

6. Population (Persons) ___________________
PART II:\s APPLICATION OF TEST
7. Total Revenues to Population ___________________
a. Total Revenues (from 1c) ___________________
b. Population (from 6) ___________________
c. Divide 7a by 7b ___________________
d. Subtract 417 ___________________
e. Divide by 5,212 ___________________
f. Multiply by 4.095 ___________________
8. Total Expenses to Population
a. Total Expenses (from 2c) ___________________
b. Population (from 6) ___________________
c. Divide 8a by 8b ___________________
d. Subtract 524 ___________________
e. Divide by 5,401 ___________________
f. Multiply by 4.095 ___________________
9. Local Revenues to Total Revenues
a. Local Revenues (from 3c) ___________________
b. Total Revenues (from 1c) ___________________
c. Divide 9a by 9b ___________________
d. Subtract .695 ___________________
e. Divide by .205 ___________________
f. Multiply by 2.840 ___________________
10. Debt Service to Population
a. Debt Service (from 4d) ___________________
b. Population (from 6) ___________________
c. Divide 10a by 10b ___________________
d. Subtract 51 ___________________
e. Divide by 1,038 ___________________
f. Multiply by -1.866 ___________________
11. Debt Service to Total Revenues
a. Debt Service (from 4d) ___________________
b. Total Revenues (from 1c) ___________________
c. Divide 11a by 11b ___________________
d. Subtract .068 ___________________
e. Divide by .259 ___________________
f. Multiply by -3.533 ___________________
12. Total Revenues to Total Expenses
a. Total Revenues (from 1c) ___________________
b. Total Expenses (from 2c) ___________________
c. Divide 12a by 12b ___________________
d. Subtract 910 ___________________
e. Divide by .899 ___________________
f. Multiply by 3.458 ___________________
13. Funds Balance to Total Revenues
a. Total Funds (from 5) ___________________
b. Total Revenues (from 1c) ___________________
c. Divide 13a by 13b ___________________
d. Subtract .891 ___________________
e. Divide by 9.156 ___________________
f. Multiply by 3.270 ___________________
14. Funds Balance to Total Expenses
a. Total Funds (from 5) ___________________
b. Total Expenses (from 2c) ___________________
c. Divide 14a by 14b ___________________
d. Subtract .866 ___________________
e. Divide by 6.409 ___________________
f. Multiply by 3.270 ___________________
15. Total Funds to Population
a. Total Funds (from 5) ___________________
b. Population (from 6) ___________________
c. Divide 15a by 15b ___________________
d. Subtract 270 ___________________
e. Divide by 4,548 ___________________
f. Multiply by 1.866 ___________________
16. Add 7f + 8f + 9f + 10f + 11f + 12f + 13f + 14f + 15f + 4.937 ___________________

I hereby certify that the financial index shown on line 16 of the worksheet is greater than zero and that the wording of this letter is identical to the wording specified in Part D, Section 32.0 Form L of the Delaware Regulations Governing Aboveground Storage Tanks, as such Regulations were constituted on the date shown immediately below.

Signature: _______________________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________

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Title: ___________________________________________________________________

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Date: ____________________________________________________________________

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7 Del. Admin. Code § 1352-D-32.0

20 DE Reg. 815 (4/1/2017)
27 DE Reg. 536 (1/1/2024) (Final)