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:

1. 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.

2. You may only carry the loaded firearm in a concealed manner.

3. You may only carry a loaded firearm on water resources development projects under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps located within the following Savannah District Corps projects:
   a. Hartwell Lake
   b. Russell Lake
   c. Thurmond Lake

4. You are authorized to carry loaded firearms on project lands and water bodies.

5. 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.

6. This permission may be revoked if you are convicted of any of the following:
   a. Knowingly being in a closed area of the project in violation of 36 C.F.R. § 327.12(a);
   b. Violating any hunting regulations covered by 36 C.F.R. § 327.8;
   c. Violating 36 C.F.R. § 327.14(a); or
   d. Violating state or local laws as specified in 36 C.F.R. § 327.26(a)(3),(4) & (6).

7. 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.

8. 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.

Sincerely,