H.R. 8508 – Piers Reinvestment Act

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The Piers Reinvestment Act would amend federal transportation law to make municipal piers eligible for resilience improvement grants and at‑risk coastal infrastructure grants. It also raises the amount of money that can be spent on these projects from $300 million to $500 million. The changes are aimed at helping local governments strengthen, upgrade, or improve their piers to better withstand storms and other hazards.

Key Provisions

Adds “strengthening, upgrading, or improving municipal piers” as an eligible activity under the Resilience Improvement Grants program.
Includes municipal piers in the list of projects that can receive At‑Risk Coastal Infrastructure Grants, which previously covered items like pedestrian walkways.
Increases the authorized funding for these pier‑related projects from $300 million to $500 million.

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

April 27, 2026

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Introduced in House

April 27, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

April 27, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 27, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8508

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

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Piers Reinvestment Act.

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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.