It'll cost DeSantis' handpicked board at least $1,300 per hour to hire a team of lawyers to investigate how Disney outmaneuvered them

• DeSantis' board will pay hourly legal fees to investigate Disney's loophole in the governor's plan.

• DeSantis had previously planned to take over the company's governing rights over Disney World.

• A prior agreement invoked by Disney renders the new board's power essentially obsolete.

It's going to cost Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his handpicked board nearly $1,300 per hour in legal fees to investigate how Disney found a loophole in the governor's plan to take over the company's governing rights over Disney World, stripping the new government-appointed board members of their power.

An agenda from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's Wednesday meeting includes letters from two law firms agreeing to represent DeSantis in his fight against the entertainment giant.

The firms, Cooper & Kirk and Lawson, "will represent the District regarding certain constitutional and contract matters and potential legal challenges," according to the agenda.

Cooper & Kirk will bill the Florida government $795 per hour and Lawson bills at $495 per hour, meaning, in total, DeSantis' government will owe both firms at least $1,290 per hour for their services.