SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) There are ongoing and continuous health and safety impacts to the communities adjacent to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
(2) Since 2022, there has been an underground smoldering event in a closed portion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. This event has resulted in airborne emissions, as well as leachate and runoff that has entered the surrounding ecosystem and neighborhoods.
(3) It is now clear that, despite millions of dollars spent on mitigation and a multiagency response, the chemical fire will likely be burning for many years. Toxic chemicals, such as benzene, will poison the air and the individuals who reside in this area for years, thereby placing the public and environment at an unacceptable risk.
(4) The adjacent community is also in crisis, with widespread reports of daily and long-term health symptoms and illness. Doctors are informing their patients who are residents of this area that they must remove themselves from this toxic area to protect the health of their families. Currently, residents are left without resources to support relocation efforts.
(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation to do both of the following:
(1) To appropriate sufficient funds to cover the temporary and permanent relocation costs of those individuals and families impacted by the Chiquita Canyon Landfill disaster.
(2) To appropriate $____ million for the express purpose of moving residents impacted by the Chiquita Canyon Landfill disaster away from this hazardous zone until unsafe conditions have been totally and permanently remediated.