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Documents Related to the Issue
​City of Fernandina Beach Federal Motion to Dismiss, June 18, 2025
Florida House Bill 1080 (SC/SB1080) - 2025 Florida Legislative Session, June, 2025
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Florida Senate Bill 1118 (SB1118) - 2025 Florida Legislative Session, June, 2025
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State of Florida Case Management Order, June 9, 2025
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City of Fernandina Beach Answer-Affirm Defenses to Amended Complaint, May 25, 2025
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RYAM's Amended Legal Complaint Against the City of Fernandina Beach, May 15, 2025
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RYAM's Legal Complaint Against the City of Fernandina Beach, February 28, 2025
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No Ethanol Fernandina Tool Kit
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City Response to RYAM, February 4, 2024
Letter from NEF to Fernandina Beach City Manager (responding to RYAM's legal argument submitted with its application), December 29, 2024
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RYAM's Legal Argument, December 18, 2024
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RYAM's Technical Review Committee Pre-Meeting Presentation, December 12, 2024
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Legal Opinion Obtained by the City of Fernandina Beach, May 23, 2024
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Legal Opinion Obtained by No Ethanol Fernandina, April 29, 2024
Legal Analysis of Southwest Florida Real Estate
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A Citizen's Guide to Excavation of Contaminated Soil
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Relevant Links
​​​City of Fernandina Beach Comprehensive Plan
City of Fernandina Beach Land Development Code
Ethanol Incidents, University of Illinois Library Guide
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2024 Emergency Response Guidebook, US Department of Transportation
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Biofuels: Chemical Reactivity Hazards, OSHA
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Biofuels: Fire and Explosion Hazards, OSHA
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Videos
Ethanol Transport: City Needs to Develop Evacuation Plan
by John Hart​​​​
Ethanol Site: Dangerously Close to Other Industrial Operations
by John Hart
RYAM's Ethanol Plant in France vs. Fernandina Beach
by John Hart