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are not already in existence in the county rsare the 6ne-gent YateNinth Cent Gas Tax and the One- to Five -Cent local option gas tax. As explained in more detail earlier in the text, thrsthese taxtaxes rsare a local option taxtaxes that can be levied on every gallon of motor fuel sold in the county. The projected revenue from this these taxtaxes would be $450,000 per year. Federal Sources Federal funds disbursed to the county have been decreasing in recent years and are projected to continue to decline with shrinking federal budget revenues. Federal funds are either -granted directly to local governments or passed through state agencies for administration and monitoring. These grants are usually distributed on a competitive basis rather than by formula allocations, thereby making projections of future revenues difficult. Therefore, for the purpose of revenue projections, these sources will be assumed to remain constant. The county received approximately $9517888 1,246,000 in federal funds during fiscal year 1989-98 1991-92. Grantors included the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. The county also received various human services grants and a grant for the county landfill. Overall Revenue Sources Indian River County depends upon a number of revenue sources for funding its operations. A summary of these sources is provided with historical revenue amounts for fiscal years (FY) 1985-86 through 1989-98 1991-92 in Table 13.2. These sources were extracted from the county's annual financial reports, which are prepared according to State Statute requirements. The figures do not include various state and federal grants and borrowing revenues. As indicated in Table 13.2.. for the FY 1985-86 through FY 1989-98 1991-92 time period, the county had total revenues of approximately $299 479 million. Specific information related to each of theses funding sources listed in Table 13.2 is provided below.