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street lighting districts, county fire-:tricts, municipal service taxing units, water and sewer improvements, drainage improvements and solid waste charges. Expenditures of special assessment revenues are restricted to public improvement projects which directly benefit the property owner or payee. For example, street paving assessment revenues must be spent on paving streets which directly benefit the payer of the assessment. In fiscal year 1989-98 1991-92, the special assessment revenues listed above accounted for approximately 3739 4.25 percent of the county's overall revenue. Also included in this cater fees. Impact fees are fees ch which provide infrastructure are road, water, and sewer i in advance o ty of existin4 facilities which will be used by the new :)ment. These infrastructure needs ire designed to pai cannot be used to ► for new or future expenses. Like utility charges and user fees, impact fees must be spent on infrastructure needs which will directly benefit the specific group(s) which paid the impact fee. Franchise Fee/Tax A franchise fee or tax is a reimbursement fee to local government for the'use of right of way, cost of regulation and opportunity costs. The county receives franchise revenue from electric, water, sewer, garbage and cable T.V. franchises. There- is a direct relationship between franchise fee revenue and utility revenues as franchise fee revenue increases.. so does utility revenue and vice versa. In the fiscal year 1989/98 1991-92, the county collected over $371 3.9 million of which the majority of revenue was from Florida Power & Light (FPL). The franchise fee is classified as a tax under the state chart of accounts. Other Miscellaneous Revenue Included in this category are road; -water--Er- sewer- impact-�f various administrative fees, licenses and permits, fines, income received as interest from various county funds, rental income, private contributions, and other miscellaneous revenues. These sources generated approximately 11 6 percent of the county's revenues in FY 1989-98 1991-926 fmpaet-fees-are- fees-wc�rarge� -irr-adv mce-- f• newdevelopment-whseh provide--ltrr--tete---regraceztteret--of--tfre---Cepecitlr--c>t--exratir►g tnfrastrueture--#iatrilmit+es--mw �,-h--�wkkk -be--used--fir--the--neat development---Vie--fees-are-tees tjned-�ttr-pap-fer--near� r -future rnfrastrnetnre--needs--anel-mot•-�-ttr-pap--for•-operating expenses---bike-urrrtp�harges--encf-trseri-fees-,-�mgact-#ets-mast-be