Welfare and Institutions Code section 10010
(a)
Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent permitted by federal law, a Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payment received by a taxpayer shall not be considered income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits, under a means-tested program, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(1)
Childcare and development programs, as defined in Section 10213.5.(2)
The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3.(3)
The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) Program, as described in Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 11360) of Chapter 2 of Part 3.(4)
The State Supplementary Program (SSP) for Aged, Blind and Disabled, as described in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3.(5)
The Medi-Cal program, as described in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3.(6)
The Adoption Assistance Program (AAP), as described in Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 16115) of Part 4.(7)
General assistance programs, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 5.(8)
The CalFresh program, as described in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6.(9)
The California Food Assistance Program (CFAP), as described in Chapter 10.1 (commencing with Section 18930) of Part 6.(10)
The Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants (CAPI), as described in Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6.(b)
Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent permitted by federal law, a Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payment received by a taxpayer shall not be considered income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for guaranteed income payments or the amount of those guaranteed income payments.(c)
For purposes of this section:(1)
“Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payment” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17157.5 and 24309.9 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(2)
“Guaranteed income payments” means unconditional, recurring, regular cash payments, whether publicly or privately funded, that are intended to support the basic needs of eligible recipients, including, but not limited to, payments provided through pilot programs or projects receiving funding from the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program, as described in Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 18997) of Part 6, or payments provided through locally funded programs.
Source:
Section 10010, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=10010. (updated Jun. 27, 2025; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).
