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General Fund Revenue (con't) year 1997, electrical permits are budgeted at $29,896. Burial Permit - A burial permit is issued prior to interment. Revenues from this source are calculated on 50 interments per year. $25,000. Park Permit - A park permit is issued to any person or group that reserves a park facility within the city. Park permits for fiscal year 1997 are budgeted at $3,000. Boat Permit - Boat permits are required for the use of a fishing boat on Harper Lake. Boat permits for fiscal year 1997 are budgeted at $250. Elevator Inspection Permit - An elevator inspection permit is required each year for businesses located in Louisville that have elevators and escalators. The annual fee is $150 per device. Revenue from this source is budgeted at $5,100. Intergovernmental Grants - Grants are contributions or gifts of cash or other assets from another government that are to be used or expended for a specific purpose. Grants from various governmental agencies are estimated to be $87,351 for fiscal year 1997. Highway Users Tax - The Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) is a state - collected, locally -shared revenue that is distributed monthly. HUTF revenues are based on the following formulas: 1 Basic Fund - the first seven cents motor fuel tax and various motor vehicle registration, title, and license fees and taxes; and 2. Motor Fuel Tax Increases - the 1981 two cents gas and special fuel, 1983 three cents gas/four cents special fuel, and the 1986 six cents gas/seven and one half cents special fuel tax increases; and 1989 Increases - additional two cents gas tax increase/two and a half cents special fuels tax decrease, driver's license and motor vehicle registration fees increases, an increase of certain truck registration fees to offset the reduced special fuel tax effective in 1989; and an additional two cents per gallon gas tax increase effective January 1, 1991. 4. 1995 Increase - S.B. 95-47 phases in over three years an increasing reduction in the amount of HUTF revenues that can be allocated for "off - the -top" general administrative purposes, resulting ultimately in $38 million a year more HUTF receipts being available for streets and roads. The increase in HUTF moneys distribution is $13 million for the state's FY 1995-96, $26 million for FY96-97, and $38 million for FY97-98 and each year thereafter. 50