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Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, imposes an annual license tax in lieu of ad valorem taxes upon mobile homes which are not permanently affixed to real property. The annual license taxes are remitted by the Tax Collector to the State. Pursuant to Section 320.081, Florida Statutes, after deduction of a service charge for each license issued, the State remits to the County one-half of the balance of such taxes derived from licenses issued to mobile homes located within the unincorporated area of the County. The revenues derived from license taxes are deposited in the General Fund and generally may be used for any lawful purpose, although some may be restricted for certain purposes The County also imposes a variety of impact fees, the proceeds of some of which are deposited to the County's governmental funds. These include: Emergency Services Facilities Impact Fees, Public Buildings Development Impact Fees, Law Enforcement Impact Fees, Parks and Recreation Facilities Impact Fees, Public Education Facilities Impact Fees (which are provided to the Indian River County School District), Traffic Facilities and Fair Share Roadway Improvements Impact Fees, and Administrative Charges Impact Fees. Impact fees are charged on new construction and must be used for growth related capital expansion. The use of impact fees is limited under Florida law to (i) payment for expansion facilities or (ii) paying debt service on obligations issued to acquire or construct or refinance expansion facilities to the extent the debt service is attributable to expansion facilities. Impact fee revenues fluctuate with the amount of new construction or redevelopment that occurs within the County. Therefore, there can be no assurances that such revenue will not decrease or be eliminated altogether in the event that new construction, for whatever reason, might decrease or cease altogether within the County. Charges for Services Revenues resulting from the County's charges for services are reflected in this category and include those charges received from private individuals or other governmental units. The following functional areas include such charges: (i) General government; (ii) Public safety; (iii) Physical environment; (iv) Culture and recreation; and (v) Court Related. Charges for service received by the County that are deposited into the General Fund may generally be used for any lawful purpose although some may be restricted for certain purposes. 32