Relating to residency requirements for individuals holding office as a trustee of a drainage or levee district

BACKGROUND —— DRAINAGE OR LEVEE DISTRICTS., divert or store) any accumulation of water affecting the value of agricultural or other land located in the district. The establishment of the district creates a number of rights and duties of persons owning land within the district, including an obligation to pay an assessment (tax) on the land based on the increased value of the land benefiting from the improvements. BACKGROUND —— BOARD OF TRUSTEES.3 and Code chapter 468, subchapter III). If a district is not located within the limits of a city, and the land is consequentially classified as agricultural, a trustee must meet certain eligibility requirements. , a partnership or family farm entity described in Code chapter 9H). In both cases, the individual must reside in the county in which the district is located or reside in a county which is contiguous to the county, or corners the county, where the district is located. BILL’S PROVISION. The bill replaces the requirement that, in order to hold office as a trustee of a district, an individual must reside in a county where the district is located or a neighboring county, with a requirement that the individual must be a resident in this state.