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Note 14 - Subsequent Events

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Note 14 - Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
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Subsequent Events
 
Closure Policy and Credit Facility
As discussed in “Note
9
– Commitment and Contingencies- Insurance,” the Company has a closure policy for our PFNWR facility with AIG (“PFNWR policy”) which provides financial assurance to the State of Washington in the event of closure of the PFNWR facility. This PFNWR policy was collateralized by finite risk sinking funds in the amount of approximately
$5,949,000
at
March
31,
2017.
In
April
2017,
the Company received final releases from state and federal regulators from the PFNWR policy which enabled the Company to cancel the PFNWR policy resulting in the release of approximate
$5,951,000
(which included additional interest of
$2,000
earned on the finite risk sinking funds since
March
31,
2017)
in finite sinking funds previously held by AIG back to the Company. The funds were used to pay off the Company’s revolving credit, with the remaining to be used for general working capital needs. Upon receipt of the
$5,951,000
in finite sinking funds, the Company and its lender executed a standby letter of credit in the amount of
$2,500,000
as collateral for the new bonding mechanism which the Company’s PFNWR facility acquired during the
first
quarter of
2017
to replace the PFNWR policy in providing financial assurance requirements (see “Note
9
– Commitment and Contingencies – Insurance” for further information of this required collateral under the new bonding mechanism). In addition, the Company’s lender placed an additional
$750,000
restriction on the Company’s borrowing availability pursuant to the “Condition Subsequent” clause as noted in the
November
17,
2016
amendment as discussed in “Note
6
– Long-Term Debt.” After receipt of the
$5,951,000
in finite risk sinking funds, the issuance of the
$2,500,000
standby letter of credit, and the additional
$750,000
borrowing restriction placed by the Company’s lender, the Company’s borrowing availability under our credit facility increased by approximately
$2,701,000.