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The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) mandated within Section 217, Title 23 of the United States Code that bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways meet the following criteria:
(g) Planning. -- Pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities to be constructed under this section shall be located and designed pursuant to an overall plan to be developed by each metropolitan planning organization and State and incorporated into their comprehensive annual long-range plans in accordance with sections 134 and 135 of this title respectively. Such plans shall provide due consideration for safety and contiguous routes.
(i) Transportation Purpose. -- No bicycle project may be carried out under this section unless the Secretary has determined that such bicycle project will be principally for transportation, rather than recreation, purposes.
(j) Bicycle Transportation Facility Defined. -- For purposes of this section, a 'bicycle transportation facility' means new or improved lanes, paths, or shoulders for use by bicyclists, traffic control devices, shelters, and parking facilities for bicycles.
ISTEA is intended to provide legislative director for the U.S. Department of Transportation and its respective governmental departments. As such, ISTEA provided very little mention of recreational activities for bicycles.
The Symm's Act, which is part of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and is administered by the U.S. Department of Interior, does provide for some recreational funding for those bicycling facilities developed in accordance with each state's Statewide Outdoor Comprehensive Recreation Plan. Neither ISTEA nor the Symm's Act have yet to be fully authorized by Congress.