More than half of these funds are made available through programs for which bicycling and walking activities are eligible expenditures, however, none of these funds are dedicated solely for bicycle or pedestrian facilities or programs. TEA-21 continues and strengthens this new emphasis on improving conditions for bicycling and walking. Some of the most common include funds through the federal land agencies such as the National Forest Service, National Park Service or Bureau of Land Management, however these funds are primarily for trails and must be on federal lands. Every state raises revenue for highway and transportation infrastructure through a state motor-vehicle fuel tax.
Some states also raise funds through vehicle licensing fees.
In many states, the laws governing how these funds can be spent would make most bicycle and pedestrian projects and programs eligible for these funds, however in other states, use of the funds may be limited to providing paved highway shoulders on state owned and operated roads. Michigan also has a 1 percent law. The California state legislature also created the Transportation Development Act, which dedicates .25 percent from the statewide 7.75 percent sales tax to public transit support. Municipalities and counties can apply for these funds for local projects. Because actual spending of the funds has lagged, and local requests exceed actual awards for projects by several times, advocates are currently pushing for a provision in the Trust Fund reauthorization bill that would require the NJ Department of Transportation to implement 200 miles of bikeways per year during the 4-year life of the new Trust Fund.