Coastal Infrastructure Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5735 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5735 To direct the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the testing and implementation of stabilization and erosion control technology to prevent coastal erosion. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 10, 2025 Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the testing and implementation of stabilization and erosion control technology to prevent coastal erosion. 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 ``Coastal Infrastructure Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. STABILIZATION AND EROSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, and for a period of 6 years beginning on the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary and, where appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies and States carrying out State management programs approved under section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455), shall establish a program to carry out research and development activities relating to stabilization and erosion control technology, including the estimated cost and longevity of such technology, as-- (1) biomimetic methods for the protection of estuaries, cliffs, bluffs, beaches, dunes, and shoreline stabilization; (2) applicable for coastal application in areas exposed to coastal floods and erosion hazards, including monitoring and maintenance; and (3) alternatives to hardened s