Show MONEY USED IERE State am and federal govern govern- governments ments channeled an estimated 22 billion of the special taxes paid by highway users into non non- road programs during the years 1957 through 1966 1906 Oil Facts re re- re reports ports Over the year 10 period fed fed- federal eral highway user taxes with with- withheld held from road building totaled snore more than 17 billion The figure fig fig- figure ure for fiscal 1966 1900 alone was 18 billion DURING THE same decade certain states slates diverted a total of more than 4 billion away from their highway programs The annual diversion figure grew from from million in 1957 to a record million In 1965 according to figures published by the US Bureau of Public Roads I State highway user tax fig sues ules for fm 1966 are not yet avail avail- available available i able but Oil Facts says no re- re reI reduction reduction I in the amount of money diverted is anticipated I |