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Dear Mr. Igwe:

As the Independent Auditor General for the City of Miami, you ask substantially the following question:

May proceeds from the local option fuel tax authorized in section 336.025, Florida Statutes, be used to fund operational expenditures for storm drainage, street lighting, and traffic signalization?

In sum:

Local option fuel tax revenues levied pursuant to section 336.025, Florida Statutes, may not be used to pay operational expenditures for storm drainage, street lighting, and traffic signalization.

You state that operational expenditures include electricity and water service used…