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Show . . (. Federal Highway Funds Withheld j WASHINGTON, D. C, June 14 The Department of Agriculture today announced its finding that Massachusetts his diverted State motor vehicle revenues to other than highway purposes in such manner as to make necessary the withholding of $472,862 of the Federal-aid apportionment of $3,-171,423 $3,-171,423 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938. This action is made mandatory by the Hayden-Cartwright Act of 1934 which required that Federal-aid Federal-aid funds be withheld from any State using the proceeds of state motor-vehicle registration fees, gasoline taxes and other special taxes on motor-vehicle owners and operators for other than highway purposes m an amount, greater than was being used prior to June 18, 1934. The amount to be withheld may not exceed one-third of the apportionment for any fiscal year. |