In any levee district formed pursuant to the laws of this state having an assessed valuation of forty million dollars or greater, which is located in whole or in part in a county having over nine hundred thousand in population according to the last decennial census, owners of property in whole or in part within the levee district who are corporate, partnership, joint venture, or any other form of ownership other than individual ownership, may delegate through procedure allowed pursuant to corporate form as provided by the laws of this state an individual to exercise representation and voting on behalf of the corporate entity in matters requiring public vote involving the levee district. For purposes of levee districts organized pursuant to the laws of this state, any individual so recognized by the corporate form as having the responsibilities of representing the corporate landowner before the board of supervisors of the levee district shall in all respects be treated by laws of this state as the owner of the property, and shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges allowed by law, including serving on the board of supervisors if so elected, as are contained in the laws of this state.