(a) The qualified and acting tax collectors of the levee district, drainage district, or levee and drainage districts which may hereafter avail themselves of the powers, authority, and benefits conferred by this subchapter, are charged with the duty of collecting the annual taxes levied under the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) The collector shall collect the tax herein provided to be levied at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes levied by and for the particular district are collected and shall receive compensation therefor as the board of directors of the district may provide.