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Senate approves Flint Settlement Trust Fund bill

By Washington Examiner
Published December 10, 2020 4:00pm ET
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Senate approves Flint Settlement Trust Fund bill
The Flint Water Plant tower is seen, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 in Flint, Mich. Flint is under a public health emergency after its drinking water became tainted when the city switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money. The city was under state management at the time. | (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Michigan Senate on Wednesday voted on a bill to establish the Flint Settlement Fund with money derived from the anticipated $600 million Flint Water Settlement Agreement.

Senate Bill 1252 was sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint. The bill must now pass the Michigan House of Representatives prior to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signing it.

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