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On April 20, 2022, the Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 4C (SB 4C) with a 23–16 vote that would abolish the special taxing district. If it became law, the bill would dissolve any independent special district in Florida established prior to November 5, 1968, including the RCID; the dissolution would take effect June 1, 2023.
Disney and the state of Florida reached a settlement on Wednesday to end litigation over the company's long-standing special tax district.The district, previously known as the Reedy Creek ...
Florida is home to more than 1,800 special districts of all shapes, sizes and flavors, from housing and community development districts to quasi-governmental agencies. While none operate quite ...
[22] [23] Private entities may appoint some or all of the members of a special district; [24] [25] [26] however, there must be evidence of civil office. In addition to special districts with privately appointed boards, a special district may have a privately founded board; [27] however, such a board could not be given the power to set a tax.
It's not all bad news for the company, which will lose control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special favor given to Walt Disney World by the state of Florida in the 1960s.
Pages in category "Special districts of Florida" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Florida Senate passed a bill that would dissolve the special taxing district that allows the Walt Disney Co. to self-govern in its theme-park area. Florida Senate passes bill to strip Disney's ...
After DeSantis responded angrily, the Florida State Legislature repealed the Reedy Creek Improvement Act that had established a special governance and taxing district around Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Critics of Disney argue that the company had been given too much self-governing power.