(a) The recreation and fish and wildlife features of the Murrieta Creek Flood Control Project from Winchester Road upstream through the City of Murrieta to Tenaja Road are adopted and authorized for state participation pursuant to Section 12847; however, the state shall not provide financial assistance for the flood control features of the upstream reach pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and this chapter.

(b) The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the local cooperation required by federal law will be furnished by the district in connection with the project for flood control adopted and authorized in subdivision (a).

(c) The district, in conjunction with the Department of the Army, shall carry out the plans and project and may make modifications and amendments to the plans as may be necessary to carry out the plans for the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and this chapter.

(d) The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District shall enter into an agreement with the department pursuant to which the district agrees to indemnify and hold and save the state, its officers, agents, and employees harmless for any and all liability for damages that may arise out of the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the project.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 730, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)