{"id":1841471,"date":"2023-02-09T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1841471"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T21:06:03","slug":"florida-house-overwhelmingly-passes-bill-to-let-desantis-take-control-of-disneys-orlando-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-house-overwhelmingly-passes-bill-to-let-desantis-take-control-of-disneys-orlando-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill To Let DeSantis Take Control Of Disney\u2019s Orlando District"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-house-overwhelmingly-passes-bill-to-let-desantis-take-control-of-disneys-orlando-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1841471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> The State Legislature approved a bill Thursday afternoon with overwhelming support that will remove Disney from its self-governing powers, and give Florida Governor the ability to govern. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R) to appoint all five leaders of Disney\u2019s new tax district in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans held a supermajority within the state House and passed the bill 82 to 31. The bill now heads to the state Senate where Republicans hold a supermajority to vote on it in the next 36 hours.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 office said that the special tax district, which has allowed Disney to govern themselves since 1967, turned the theme park into \u201can unaccountable Corporate Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida is dissolving the Corporate Kingdom and beginning a new era of accountability and transparency,\u201d DeSantis\u2019 office said. \u201cThese actions ensure a state-controlled district accountable to the people instead of a corporate-controlled kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 office said that the legislation:<\/p>\n<p>Permanently eliminates Disney\u2019s self-governing status.Imposes a state-controlled, term-limited board \u2014 with members appointed by the governor \u2014 on Disney and its property.Allows the state to impose taxes on Disney for possible road projects outside of the District\u2019s boundaries.Ensures that Disney pays the $700+ million in unsecured debt \u2014 not Florida taxpayers.Provides no control of the district to the leftist local government in Orange County, which threatened to leverage the situation to raise local taxes.Imposes Florida law so that Disney is no longer given preferential treatment.Prevents Disney from gaining more land by eminent domain.Creates an avenue to compel Disney to contribute to local infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 office also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/state\/disney-bill-arrives-as-florida-lawmakers-gavel-in-for-7th-special-session-in-1-5-years\">Released<\/a>\u00a0Below is a list with some of the powers Disney used to have when they were governing themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Full self-governing status with a Disney-selected board.The ability to build airports and nuclear facilities.Acquisition of property beyond the District\u2019s territory by condemnation and eminent domain.Unilateral boundary changes.No-bid procurements of construction contracts.Operating standards that varied from Florida Statute.Exemptions from regulatory reviews and approvals that other companies must navigate.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis stated during a conference this week that Disney \u201cis going to pay its fair share of taxes, and Disney is going to honor the debt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s exactly what this proposed piece of legislation will do,\u201d He added.\u00a0 \u201cNow, this is obviously now going to be controlled by the state of Florida, which is no longer self-governing for them. So there\u2019s a new sheriff in town, and that\u2019s just the way it\u2019s gonna be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Disney is no longer going to have self-government. Disney is gonna pay their fair share of taxes and honor their debts. \u2026 This is now going to be controlled by the state of Florida. There&#8217;s a new sheriff in town.&#8221; \u2013 Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantisFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonDeSantisFL<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/53o8iP5GrJ\">pic.twitter.com\/53o8iP5GrJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DeSantis War Room \ud83d\udc0a (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSantisWarRoom\/status\/1623352471413219328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: The Daily Wire&#8217;s a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids&#8221;>announced Plans<\/a> Entertainment content for children.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This is a breaking story. Refresh the page to see updates.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida State Legislature passed a bill by an overwhelming majority Thursday afternoon that will strip Disney of its self-governing powers and allow Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to appoint all five leaders of Disney\u2019s new tax district in Orlando. The bill passed 82-31 thanks to Republicans holding a supermajority in the state House. 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