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32 <br /> 6. Administering revenue It is necessary to develop <br /> -a system of payment. provide options to payment <br /> such as credits for actual construction of facili- <br /> ties. and tracking and monitoring revenues until rt <br /> their use. <br /> 7 . Administering expenditures - It is critical that <br /> the unit of government be able to demonstrate that <br /> all fees collected for a particular facility were <br /> expended on that facility. <br /> Impact feesr also known as project fees or public <br /> facilities fees must be authorized by special legislation in <br /> North Carolina. At present. 8-10 cities. including Carrboro. <br /> Chapel Hill. Durham. and Hillsborough. have been authorized <br /> to charge such fees. Durham is currently charging impact <br /> fees of up to $1000 per housing unit for water and sewage <br /> treatment facilities. Since authorization is through special <br /> legislation. each city has different authority. <br /> differences include variations on each of the basic features <br /> listed above. <br /> References. <br /> "1985 Legislation Related to Planning. Development Jand <br /> Land Use Regulation" . Richard Ducker. <br /> Institute of Government. UNC Chapel Hill. August 1985. <br /> - "1986 Legislation Related to Planning. Development and <br /> Land Ust Ro Government. UNC Green. <br /> Hill. August <br /> Institute of 1986 . <br /> "PAS Memo" . Drafting Impact Fee Ordinances Part 2: <br /> Technical Planning and Administrative Guidelines. <br /> American Planning Association. November 1986 . <br /> fa <br />