This was in my email today from GeorgiaCarry.org:
1) More on applying for permission to carry on COE controlled property
Anyone who would like permission to carry on COE Property should send a simple request to:
[Mobile District]
Covers Lake Altoona, Carter's Lake, Lake Sidney Lanier, Walter F. George Lake, George W. Andrews Lake and West Point Lake.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mobile District (Attn: Operations)
P.O. Box 2288
Mobile, AL 36628-0001
This should be by a short letter stating:
Your Name
Your Address
Your Phone number and email address and a simple statement on why you wish to carry, i.e., to protect self and family
You should also include a copy of your GWLs.
[Savannah District]
Covers Hartwell Lake, Russell Lake and Thurmond Lake.
Your Executive Director received a phone call from the gentleman who is processing the requests for the Savannah District and is processing them as quickly as possible.
Here is what he says he needs:
Name
Mailing Address
Simple reason for the request (personal protection, 2nd Amendment Right, etc)
What state issued their weapons permit and the permit number.
I don't need copies of driver's licenses or weapons permits.
Folks can snail mail written requests to me at the following address or easier, just email a brief request to Joseph.W.Melton@usace.army.mil.
USACE Savannah District
OP-SR: Joe Melton
100 W. Oglethorpe Ave
Savannah, GA 31401
Once received, I draw up their permission letter and have our District Commander sign it. I put the first 16 permission letters in the mail yesterday and am working on an additional 15 now.
Thanks for your help!
Joe Melton
Recreation Business Line Manager
USACE Savannah District
Here is a sample of the contents of the letter of permission that you will receive from both districts.
Office of Counsel
Dear Mr. X,
This letter provides permission to possess a loaded firearm under 36 C.F.R. § 327.13(a)(4). This permission is subject to the following conditions:
a. You must maintain a valid permit to carry a weapon issued by the appropriate state authority covering the portion of the project where the firearm is being carried.
You must carry this permit on your person at all times while carrying a loaded firearm
on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) project.
b. You may only carry the loaded firearm in a concealed manner.
c. You may only carry a loaded firearm on water resources development projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps located within the following Mobile
District Corps projects:
(1) .......
d. You are authorized to carry loaded firearms on project lands and water bodies.
e. You are not authorized to carry loaded firearms when you are in project facilities. A project facility is a building or closed off area (such as by a fence or other physical
barrier) constructed or acquired by the Corps that is situated on Corps-managed lands
and is used or occupied by the Corps. The term facility includes, but is not limited to,
any of the following that are under the jurisdiction of or administered by the Corps:
dams, powerplants, ranger stations, buildings, switchyards, recreation facilities, fish
and wildlife facilities, pumping plants, and warehouses. For the purposes of this letter,
the term facility does not include stand-alone restroom facilities, campsites, picnic
shelters, boat ramps, or roads traversing dams.
f. This permission may be revoked if you are convicted of any of the following:
(1) Knowingly being in a closed area of the project in violation of 36 C.F.R. § 327.12(a);
(2) Violating any hunting regulations covered by 36 C.F.R. § 327.8;
(3) Violating 36 C.F.R. § 327.14(a); or
(4) Violating state or local laws as specified in 36 C.F.R. § 327.26(a)(3),(4) & (6).
g. You must carry a copy of both this letter and your state firearm carry permit on your person at all times when possessing and carrying a loaded firearm under this
authorization. You must present a copy of both when requested by a Corps official or a
Law Enforcement Official.
h. You must possess and carry the firearm in compliance with state and federal law. This authorization is immediately revoked upon any violation of state or federal law that
renders your possession of a firearm illegal.
This permission is good for 5 years from this letter’s date or until 36 C.F.R. § 327.13(a) is revised, whichever comes first. If section 327.13(a) is revised, you will be
subject to that regulation and this authorization shall no longer have effect.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Hopefully this will answer all your questions.
