Gov. Rick Snyder tweeted his appreciation.

“Thank you to the Michigan Senate for taking action & for their unanimous support for the people of Flint. We will fix the crisis in Flint,” his office wrote.

BREAKING: $28 million in immediate supplemental funds for Flint approved by Legislature –> https://t.co/c7kVYMJcPz pic.twitter.com/9dMMPwyv3O

— Governor Rick Snyder (@onetoughnerd)

Crisis began in 2014

About two years ago, while in charge of the city’s budget amid a financial emergency, the state decided to temporarily switch Flint’s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money until a new supply line to Lake Huron was ready. The river had a reputation for nastiness, and after the April 2014 switch, residents complained their water looked, smelled and tasted funny.

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Virginia Tech researchers found the water was highly corrosive. A class-action lawsuit alleges the state Department of Environmental Quality didn’t treat the water for corrosion, in accordance with federal law, and because so many service lines to Flint are made of lead, the noxious element leached into the water of the city’s homes.

Last week, the feds said both the city and state were to blame.

President Barack Obama announced a week ago that $80 million in new funding would be available to Michigan to help the state improve its water infrastructure.

The U.S. Senate is considering an emergency funding bill.

State Attorney General Bill Schuette said he is appointing an ex-prosecutor and Detroit’s former FBI chief to join the investigation into Flint’s water crisis.

Schuette said in a statement that in appointing ex-FBI chief Andrew Arena and naming former Wayne County assistant prosecutor Todd Flood as special counsel, he is creating “an ethics-based conflict wall between him and his investigation team, and the team defending the governor and state departments against Flint water-related lawsuits.”

Schuette’s office will supervise any lawsuits against the state and the governor.