Show Legislation On Federal Highway Sought P v- v I To prevent the thc loss to Utah of millions of dollars in federal highway highway high high- way funds fund's under the new federal highway bill bilI of ot Congressman J J. J Will VilI Robinson the Associated CivIc Civic Civic ic Clubs of Southern Utah joined with a similar organization of ot Northern Utah in a fight to protect protect pro pro- teet the highways I Dr F F. R. R King of Price president president president I dent of the Southern Utah organization organization organization I and J. J Rex Backman of Oz len president of or the Northern Utah group through secretaries i Tom Jensen of Mt l Pleasant and Charles W. W Goodliffe of ot Brigham City have tentatively approved I legislation to be e introduced to the coming session of the Utah legislature legislature legisla- legisla I ture which will make impossible the diversion of gasoline taxes to purposes purposes other than which they were originally Imposed the build build- ing and maintenance of highways U Uder der the new federal highway ol pi f on on ri federal highway vay projects ctR the Ibe national government will win contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute for every 2600 spent b by the state or nearly for ever every dollar spent by the state Upon this basis according to the civic club officials when money is diverted from the highway fund as has been done in the past and can be done In the future unless prohibited by statute not only do dJ Utah lose the money which should be he allotted to them by hy the state but an additional three times that sum which would have been contributed by the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government is irrevocably lost In the case of Utah 1 according to Congressman Robinson as high as DS in federal funds may maybe maybe be lost to the state In three years under conditions of the highway bill if Ir the state does not take advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of all of the hi hig highway vay iway funds available I |