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H.R. 8508

Introduced

Piers Reinvestment Act

Sponsor
DRobert Garcia· California
Introduced
April 27, 2026
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.April 27, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8508 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8508

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for resilience grants 
for strengthening, upgrading, or improving municipal piers under the 
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-
saving Transportation program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Garcia of California (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Lieu) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for resilience grants 
for strengthening, upgrading, or improving municipal piers under the 
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-
saving Transportation program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Piers Reinvestment Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR MUNICIPAL PIER IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) Resilience Improvement Grants.--Section 176(d)(4)(A)(ii)(II) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in item (pp) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating item (qq) as item (rr); and
(3) by inserting after item (pp) the following:
``(qq) strengthening, 
upgrading, or improving 
municipal piers; and''.
(b) At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure Grants.--Section 
176(d)(4)(C)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``municipal piers,'' after ``pedestrian walkways,''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 11101(b)(1)(E)(i)(V) 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is 
amended by striking ``$300,000,000'' and inserting ``$500,000,000''.
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