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Update, with Walt Disney World statement: The Florida State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday giving the state control over a special district that covers Walt Disney World.
The bill, which passed in a 26-9 vote, follows House passage this week. It now goes to Governor Ron DeSantis, a champion of the move who has indicated that he will sign it.
The legislation will allow the governor to appoint the five members of the board of the district, subject to Senate approval. The district was set up to oversee and finance infrastructure and land-use at the Florida property. Since it was formed in 1967, Disney has effectively had control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as members currently must be landowners within the district boundaries. The district will be renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
State Sen. Travis Hutson, sponsor of the legislation, said after the vote that, by coincidence,...
The bill, which passed in a 26-9 vote, follows House passage this week. It now goes to Governor Ron DeSantis, a champion of the move who has indicated that he will sign it.
The legislation will allow the governor to appoint the five members of the board of the district, subject to Senate approval. The district was set up to oversee and finance infrastructure and land-use at the Florida property. Since it was formed in 1967, Disney has effectively had control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as members currently must be landowners within the district boundaries. The district will be renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
State Sen. Travis Hutson, sponsor of the legislation, said after the vote that, by coincidence,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Magic Kingdom may soon be under new management. On February 6, The Wall Street Journal reported that Republican lawmakers in Florida’s House of Representatives filed a new bill to alter the Walt Disney Corporation’s governance of its Disney World resort.
The terms of the bill, sponsored by Orlando Rep. Fred Hawkins, would alter Disney’s self-governance status, which allows it to tax itself to cover the cost of water, power, roads, and fire services for Walt Disney World. This policy, established in 1967 with the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, places the resort under a special district known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Under the bill, Reedy Creek will be renamed to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Although Disney’s self-governance status wouldn’t be eliminated outright, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would have the authority to appoint members to the district’s five-member board of supervisors, which acts...
The terms of the bill, sponsored by Orlando Rep. Fred Hawkins, would alter Disney’s self-governance status, which allows it to tax itself to cover the cost of water, power, roads, and fire services for Walt Disney World. This policy, established in 1967 with the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, places the resort under a special district known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Under the bill, Reedy Creek will be renamed to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Although Disney’s self-governance status wouldn’t be eliminated outright, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would have the authority to appoint members to the district’s five-member board of supervisors, which acts...
- 2/7/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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