Show County bounty Gets Revenue Sharing Funds Local units in Sanpete County have received in Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral revenue sharing funds since enactment of the program Included in this total are allocations allocations allocations allo allo- totaling for the 1972 calendar year plus for the first half of 1973 These facts were brought out by Utah Foundation the private research organization in a comprehensive analysis of Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral revenue sharing and grant grant- in-aid in programs The Foundation report shows that the Sanpete County Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment has received allocations totaling Federal revenue revenue revenue rev rev- sharing distributions to the city of Ephraim have amounted to for the eighteen- eighteen month period and to ManU Mantl for the same period Total Federal revenue sharing sharing sharing shar shar- ing allocations to all local units In Sanpete County for the 1972 calendar year were equal to 1850 per capita If these funds were raised from a local tax an increase of 1282 mills 1282 per 1000 assessed valuation would have been re required required required re- re in the overall levy within the county In the case of the Sanpete County Government only the 1972 Federal revenue sharing allocation was equal to per capita and the property tax equivalent was equal to mills Revenue sharing funds to Ephraim for 1972 were equal to per capita and to ManU Mantl were equal to per capita It would have re required required required re- re an increase of 1725 mills in the Ephraim municipal levy and 1597 mills in the Manti ManU Man Man- ti U municipal levy to raise an equivalent amount of revenue The Federal revenue sharing program was enacted last yearby year yearby yearby by Congress which appropriated ed more than 30 billion bUlion in Federal funds to state and local units across the nation over a year five-year period third One-third of the funds allocated to each state is distributed to the state government government government gov gov- with the remaining two-thirds two going to local units |