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EXECUTIVE NU ER 20-114
(Emergency Management — Extension of'ExecutiveOrder2052—COV
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-51, directing the Florida
Department of I lealth to issue a Public Health Emergency due to COVID- 19', and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, 1 ssued Executive Order 20-52, declaring a state of
emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2020, President Donald J. Trunip approved my request and
declared a Major Disaster due to COVID-19 in Florida; and.
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2020, after consulting with my Task Force to Re -Open Florida,
1 issued Executive Order 20-112, my 'Phase 1: Safe, Smart, Step -by -Step. Plan for Florida's
Recovery"; and
WHEREAS, I, as Governor of Florida, am committed to providing all available resources
and assisting ail 'Floridians and our local' communities with their efforts; and
WH EREAS, no state of emergency declared pursuant to the Florida Emergency
Management Act .may continue for more than 60 days unless renewed by the Ciovernor; and
WHEREAS„, the impact of COVID-19 poses a continuing threat to the health, safety
and welfare of the State of Florida and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue ofihe
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section 1(a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida
Emergency Management Act, as amended, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the lbilowing
Executive Order, to take immediate effect:
The state of emergency dechrcd m FxecutieOrder 20-52, will be extended
for 60 days tbilowin.g the issuance of this order Ibr the entire State of Horida,
Section Z. To the extent. Ex 'cutive Order 20-1 .12, Phase I: Safe, Smart, Step -by -Step,
Plan for Elorid.a.'s Recovery, amended or extended any executive order related to (,:""OVID-1 9, the
referenced executive orders shall remain in effect, as modified.
All actions taken by the .Director of the Division of Emergency
Management as the State Coordinating Officer with respect to this emergency before the issuance
of this Executive Order are ratified, and he is directed to continue lc.) execute the State's
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and other response, recovery, and mitigation plans
necessary to cope with the emergency.
Scet i
reaffirmed.
4.. Except as amencied. herein, Executive Order 20-52 is ratified and
IN TESTIMONY WH 1 have hereunto
setmy hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Florida to be affixed, at 7rallahassee,
this 811 of May, 2020.
ATTES'T:
SECRETARY OF STATE