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Indian River County, Florida Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2010 NOTE 1— SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued D. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets or Equity - Continued 13. Obligation for Bond Arbitrage Rebate Pursuant to Section 148(f) of the U. S. Internal Revenue Code, the County must rebate to the United States Government the excess of interest earned from the investment of certain debt proceeds and pledged revenues over the yield rate of the applicable debt. The County uses the "revenue reduction" approach in accounting for rebatable arbitrage. This approach treats excess earnings as a reduction of revenue. The County has no arbitrage liability outstanding as of September 30, 2010. 14. Landfill Closure Costs Under the terms of current state and federal regulations, the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) is required to place a final cover on closed landfill areas, and to perform certain monitoring and maintenance functions for a period of up to thirty years after closure. The SWDD recognizes these costs of closure and post -closure maintenance over the active life of each landfill area, based on landfill capacity used during the period. Required obligations for closure and post -closure costs are recognized in the Solid Waste Disposal District Enterprise Fund. 15. Unamortized Bond Costs Bond issuance costs and legal fees associated with the issuance of proprietary fund revenue bonds are amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method of accounting. 16. Unamortized Bond Discounts and Premiums Bond discounts and premiums associated with the issuance of proprietary fund revenue bonds are amortized according to the straight-line method over the remaining life of the bonds. For financial reporting, unamortized bond discounts and premiums are netted against the applicable long-term debt. 17. Capital Contributions The capital contributions accounted for in the proprietary fund types represent contributions from other funds, developers, state and federal grant programs, and impact fees charged to new customers for their anticipated burden on the existing system. The contributions amount is reported after non-operating revenues and expenses on the Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets in accordance with GASB Statement 33. Capital contributions for the governmental funds are reported on the Statement of Activities in accordance with GASB Statement 34 and represent contributions of capital assets from developers and state agencies. 18. New Accounting Pronouncements Effective October 1, 2009, the County implemented the provisions of GASB Statement No. 54 Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions. See Note 19 for further information on Fund Balance. 54