No obligation shall be incurred and no agreement shall be made with the United States Government until the Department shall have secured written and binding consent of the local sponsors to operate and maintain the flood control and water resource improvements and facilities developed in connection with the Blue Waters Ditch Project, to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, to adopt and enforce floodplain regulations for protection of the Project, and to hold and save the United States Government harmless from any loss or claim resulting from construction or operation of the Blue Waters Ditch Project.