Sec. 20.
The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency has been created as a joint exercise of powers agency under an agreement made pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and dated November 21, 1989.
(b) The need for coordinated planning for the control of flood waters within or flowing into the boundaries of the City of Sacramento, the County of Sacramento, Reclamation District 1000, the American River Flood Control District, and portions of the County of Sutter, and the protection of public and private property from those waters led to the creation of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.
(c) A purpose of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency is to coordinate a regional effort to finance, provide, and maintain facilities and works necessary to ensure a reasonable and prudent level of flood protection, as determined by the agency, in developed and urbanizing areas which are designated for residential, commercial, or industrial uses within its boundaries and to provide local assurances and participate in cost sharing for federal flood control projects.
(d) The control of flood waters requires the coordination of efforts by affected local governments and private property owners. The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency is expected to work with neighboring counties affected by its flood control efforts.