Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 14, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 22, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 23, 202297–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 10, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 22, 202249–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 17, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawMay 17, 2022
HF 2521 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2521, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2521 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Landowners in drainage or levee districts can currently petition to change how their district is managed. This bill adds a new rule that requires people signing a petition to move management to a board of trustees to own more than half of the total land acreage in that district. This change makes the requirements for switching to a board of trustees the same as the requirements for switching back to a board of supervisors.1
Read the official explanation
BACKGROUND. This bill provides for a petition to change the form of management of a drainage or levee district (district).1). A district may also be established and managed by a joint board of supervisors if the district crosses county lines (Code chapter 468, subchapter II).322).327). In order for a board of trustees to assume management of the district, the landowners in the district must submit a petition with the county auditor, or county auditors in the case of an intercounty district, to call for a special election to elect trustees from the membership of the landowners in the district. 501).owning land” in the district and submitted to the county auditor or auditors of the respective counties. However, in that case a separate condition is attached.533).535). BILL’S PROVISION. The bill adds a qualification upon a petition to change the district’s management to a board of trustees based on the same qualification for a petition requesting that a district be placed back under the management of a board of supervisors or joint board of supervisors.owning land” in the district, the persons signing the petition must in the aggregate own a majority of the acreage of such lands.
Changed since by amendments S-5074, H-8103; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 24, 2022. On March 1, 2022 it recommended passage.
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