Minnesota House approves legislation dedicating $240M to remove lead pipes

Walz pitches proposal to replace lead pipes in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. --  The Minnesota House has approved legislation to map and remove lead pipes across the state. The Minnesota House has agreed to commit $240 million to the removal process. 

The bill now goes to Gov. Tim Walz to sign into law. 

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"This is about making sure we don't end up like Flint, Michigan and don't end up in a situation putting homeowners, children, and the environment at risk," said Walz in April when he first proposed the legislation. 

But some areas are already getting a head start. 

St. Paul has crews working to replace lead pipes. More than one in four homes in the city still have a lead water service line, meaning the toxic metal - which can cause slow development in children - can still get into drinking water.

The Minnesota Department of Health estimates there are about 100,000 water service lines in the state that are draining lead into the drinking water. 

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