House Bill 565 Summary

• Establishes a petition process allowing landowners to request annexation of their property into a flood control district by filing a written petition with the district board containing a legal description and proof of title.

• Permits guardians, executors, and administrators of estates to sign annexation petitions on behalf of wards or estates when authorized by a court.

• Requires flood control districts to publish notice of annexation petitions and allow interested parties to appear and object to the proposed annexation at a board hearing.

• Authorizes the board of commissioners to reject petitions deemed not in the district's best interest or to order annexation of all or part of the requested land, with annexed lands becoming subject to district assessments.

• Mandates that the board record a certified copy of the annexation order in the recorder's office of the county or counties where the annexed lands are located.