Davis County Clipper | 1967-01-13 | Page 18 | Road Funds Turned to other Use

Road Funds Turned To Other Use State and federal g governments governments govern govern- a ve r n- n ments channeled an estimated 22 billion of the special taxes paid by highway users into non non- road programs during the years 1957 through Facts re re- re ports OVER THE year 10 period federal hi highway g h way user taxes withheld from road-building road to totaled totaled totaled to- to more than 17 billion The figure for fiscal 1966 alone was 18 billion I During the same decade certain certain tain taro states diverted a total of I more than 4 billion away from I their highway programs The annual diversion figure grew i from million in 1957 to a I record million in 1965 I according to figures published by the US U.S. Bureau of Public Roads jl STATE HIGHWAY user tax figures for 1966 are not yet I available but OH on Facts says no reduction in the amount of money money mon mon- ey diverted is anticipated I II I