The Legislature finds that unabated outbreaks of mosquitoes pose a serious threat to the public health and safety. The Legislature further finds that public agencies, including pest abatement districts, must be prepared to abate extraordinary outbreaks of mosquitoes. The Legislature further finds and declares that to protect the public health and safety from unabated outbreaks of mosquitoes, it is necessary to enact this article to provide pest abatement districts with the ability to abate mosquitoes.