A doubling of dock permit fees has been announced, effective Jan. 1, for Lake Lanier, Allatoona Lake and other bodies of water managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the southeastern U.S.
The new fee schedule calls for a total charge of $835 for dock and land-based facilities, to cover costs of issuing or re-issuing licenses, according to a Corps news release.
“Such activities are generally in connection with private use of fee owned public lands by landowners adjacent to the reservoirs such as dock anchorage, lighting, walkways, and steps to improve access to permitted boat docks and similar facilities,” the Corps said. “There will no longer be a fee charged for fair market value of the licensed items, just the fee associated with administration of the license.”
A permit is good for five years. This is the first fee increase since 2006, the Corps said. Information: https://bit.ly/2MCbcEN
Some of the current fees at Lakes Lanier and Allatoona are $400 for a new permit; $175 for a re-issuance, and $90 for modification.
Under the new fee schedule, “any modification request will result in the issuance of a new permit/license at the full fee of $835,” the Corps said.
Other affected lakes in Georgia are Walter F. George Lake, West Point Lake, Lake Seminole, Hartwell Lake and J. Strom Thurmond Lake.
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