In a press conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the state’s Governor Ron DeSantis (R) unveiled a new bill designed to revoke an agreement between Disney and the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board, The Washington Examiner reports.
The agreement had allowed Disney to undermine the state’s takeover of the special district, which encompasses the Walt Disney World Resort.
“The agreements themselves have a plethora of legal infirmities that render them void any ways, and I think that the board, our state board that meets again on Wednesday. I think that they will find as such, and I fully expect them to take the board out of those agreements,” DeSantis stated, highlighting the questionable legality of the existing agreements.
The Florida Governor also mentioned plans to bring the resort’s monorail system under state inspection as part of the proposed changes.
DeSantis further explained the legal basis for the legislature’s authority to revoke the agreement, citing chapter 163, section 3241 of Florida statutes.
However, even if that weren’t the case, the legislature “provides the authority to revoke development agreements in this exact type of instance,” he said.
In collaboration with both the House and Senate leaders, DeSantis has worked to create a bill that will be presented in the Florida legislature.
This bill aims to revoke the agreements Disney had made with the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board, ensuring the supremacy of the will of the people.
“There is a bill that will be put out in the Florida legislature that will make sure that the agreements purported to be entered in by Disney are revoked and the people’s will is established and is upheld,” DeSantis added, emphasizing his commitment to re-establishing state control over the district.
