· STATE OF FLORIDA 'OFFICE OF ·THE GOVERNOR . EXECUTIVE 0 :RDERNUMBER 26~59 (Emergency Management - Extensfo11 of Ex~cutive Order 24-156.,..

Hurrican~ Debby) WHEREAS, on August 1, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24~156, declaring a stateof emergency for fifty~four counties due to the severe weather, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, river flooding, co·astal flooding, erosion arid gusty.winds caused by Invest 97L; .and WHEREAS, on August 2, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-'157, which amended Executive Order24-156, to reclassify Invest97L as Tropical Cyclone Four and declare a state of ' ' .emergency for siity.:.one counties; and WHEREAS, ·on August 7, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-158, ·which amended •Executive Order 24-156, to reclassify Tropical Cyclone Four as Hurricane Debby and declare a state of emergency for thirty-seven counties; and WHEREAS, the af:t:ected areas are still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Debby; and WHEREAS, Executive Order 24-156, as ainended and subsequently extended, expires on March 7, 2026, unless .extended; and WHEREAS, an extension of Executive Order 24-156 is necessary because recovery efforts and those affected by this disaster require the continued support of the State of Florida.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue of the authority vested in me by

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a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida Emergency Management Act, ·as amended, and all Other applicable laws, promulgate the following Executive Order to take immediate effect: 1

Section 1. The state of emergency and all provisions of Executive Order 24-156, as amended, are renewed for sixty (60) days following the date of this Executive Order.

Section 2. Executive Order 24-156, as amended, is ratified and reaffirmed.

Section 3. This Executive Order is effective immediately. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee,-this 6th day of March, 2026. CJ r,..,) c:::::)-;f'"l"i ,-.;, ► i~ CJ'\ t:;::r.· :JC ,,r- ·'. >-·-! :;:;o:t>~~ :::x::;;;; 1 ~ )>"'.'l"' (I) ....1 r .,, °' (/)0 m::m::~..,, C.

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