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Show UTAHNS GAIN ; ON GAS TAX From a gas tax standpoint, T highway users broke better even with the federal goverr.-during goverr.-during 1917. Unlike many eastern, he:' populated states. Utah's road r mission received more federi- ( for roads than the federal p'? ment collected on gas sold in- state.- In 1947 the federal tax of!-. per gallon yielded $2,502,391 o: sale of 166.826.076 gallons of 'i able fuel in Utah. The state's s- budget was enhanced by ' 266 in federal highway aid i- during the same period. LTtah, like other western s-is s-is a benefactor from federal ; way allotment provisions i employ a federal public t-' figure" The federal goverrr -t owns approximately 749c land area. |