# 119-hr-6353: To waive certain requirements under section 306018 of title 54, United States Code, with respect to undertakings to upgrade public water systems and treatment works.

119-hr-6353, To waive certain requirements under section 306018 of title 54, United States Code, with respect to undertakings to upgrade public water systems and treatment works., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6353
- Congress: 119
- Title: To waive certain requirements under section 306018 of title 54, United States Code, with respect to undertakings to upgrade public water systems and treatment works.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Waives NHPA Section 106 review for certain public water system and treatment works upgrades.** This bill would let federal undertakings aimed primarily at structurally rehabilitating or upgrading a public water system or a treatment works proceed without the usual National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 review when the federal or licensing agency responsible for the project requests that exclusion. It relies on existing legal definitions for "public water system" from the Safe Drinking Water Act and "treatment works" from the Clean Water Act to set the waiver's scope.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Skip historic review for water upgrades: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let federal agencies skip the usual historic-preservation (Section 106) review for certain public water system and treatment works upgrade projects. The waiver would apply only when the work is primarily to structurally rehabilitate or upgrade a public water system (per t…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6353 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6353)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-2756: National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2756)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9342)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6353 (as of 2026-04-21).