CA SJR13

Urges U.S. Congress and President Biden to support a $100,000,000 supplemental funding request to address public health, environmental, and economic impacts from the Navy North Hangar Fire that started on November 7, 2023.

References a catastrophic fire that burned for 24 days and spread toxic contaminants including asbestos and lead across Tustin, California, affecting over 1,500 homes and businesses, 29 schools, and 14,000 individuals.

Urges President Biden to declare a national emergency due to ongoing impacts from cross-jurisdictional pollution caused by the fire.

Urges President Biden and Congress to include sufficient ongoing operational and maintenance funding for Navy North Hangar Fire remediation in future federal budgets.

Notes that the City of Tustin has contracted for emergency services exceeding $80,000,000 and is spending over 100 percent of its annual budget on incident response.