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4D <br />4D <br />M <br />• <br />Methods of Allocating Project Benefits to User Groups and Individual <br />Properties <br />Once the actual total project costs by sector were segregated by storm protection <br />and recreational costs based on the determination of their relative benefits, the <br />next step in the cost allocation process is to apportion the costs to groups of <br />users and then individual property owners. Section 5.0 of this report described <br />several potential revenue sources available to the County as follows: <br />• Tourist development taxes <br />• Local government infrastructure surtax <br />• State grant funds <br />• Ad valorem taxes <br />Special assessments <br />These funding sources can be used to fund the costs apportioned to the groups <br />of users and individual property owners. <br />Tine benefit principle allocates costs to those who receive the benefits. In <br />general, the greater the relative benefit that accrues to a property owner or <br />beneficiary group, the greater the allocation of costs to that property owner or <br />group of individuals. Beach nourishment projects provide bNo (2) broad classes <br />of benefits. Generally, storm protection benefits accrue to landowners who own <br />beachfront property and recreational benefits accrue to individuals who <br />potentially use the beaches. <br />Recreational Benefits <br />Because of the inability to directly correlate the recreational benefits to specific <br />property uses or owners, the costs related to recreational benefits are allocated <br />to the following user groups based on their relative benefits: <br />