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Michigan Senate approves $30 million to help pay Flint water bills<\/h1>\n

Residents of Flint, Michigan, one of the poorest cities in the United States, will get $30 million to help pay their water bills after a lead contamination crisis, under a bill unanimously approved by the Michigan Senate on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, plans to sign the bill, which had been passed unanimously by the state’s House last week.<\/p>\n

“The safety and well-being of Flint families remains our top priority,” said Snyder, whose administration has faced harsh criticism for its response to the contamination crisis in the city of about 100,000 residents.<\/p>\n

As a cost-cutting measure in 2014, Flint switched its water system from Detroit to a local river. The more corrosive water from the river leached lead from water system pipes, leading to unacceptably high levels of lead in hundreds of homes.<\/p>\n

The funding would provide Flint residents credits to cover residential water bills from April 2014 through this April or until the water is clean, Snyder’s spokeswoman Laura Biehl said.<\/p>\n

Flint residents have been using bottled, rather than tap, water because of the lead contamination. Snyder said the state will work with city leaders on how the credits are applied.<\/p>\n

Children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning, which could cause developmental problems.<\/p>\n

The contamination, which could have been prevented with anti-corrosion treatment of the water, has become a political scandal as emails and documents have emerged showing that Michigan officials tried to play down and cover up the problem for months.<\/p>\n

Snyder said in a statement that the newly approved bill would bring total emergency state funding for Flint to $70 million.<\/p>\n

Snyder has been called to testify on the matter before a U.S. congressional committee next month. The issue has also become a focus of the U.S. presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

Also on Tuesday, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof and House Speaker Kevin Cotter, both Republicans, announced the creation of a joint committee to review the Flint water crisis.<\/p>\n

The committee will hear testimony on mistakes that led to this situation and explore ways to prevent such a disaster in the future, the Michigan Legislature said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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