Florida Senate Introduces Amendment to Nullify Disney’s Last-Minute Deal
Florida Republican state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia introduced an amendment on April 18 aimed at taking power back from entertainment giant Disney World and its self-governing Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID).
The amendment by Ingoglia is set to appear before the Senate Rules Committee on April 19 and could retroactively nullify a development agreement between Disney World and the RCID in February to transfer most of the RCID’s power and development rights to Disney for a period of 30 years.
This deal occurred just as the Florida Legislature created the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District to replace the RCID. The new tourism board has five members appointed by the governor….