H.R. 4432: Lanier Parks Local Access Act
Sponsor
Andrew Clyde
Republican · GA-9
Bill Progress
Latest Action · Jul 17, 2025
Assigned to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. for review
Free up Lake Lanier fees stuck at one boat ramp
Why it matters
When you pay a fee at a recreation site on an Army Corps lake, that money is legally pinned to the exact spot you paid it. H.R. 4432 would let those dollars move anywhere inside the same project — so a fee paid at one busy boat ramp could fix a crumbling dock or restroom across the lake.
H.R. 4432, the Lanier Parks Local Access Act, is a one-sentence change to federal law with a real-world effect. It rewrites a single phrase in the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, the law that governs how the Army Corps of Engineers runs recreation at its lakes and water projects.
Right now, fees collected at a recreation site can only be spent "at recreation site at which the fee is collected." The bill strikes that phrase and replaces it with language letting the money be used "at any recreation site or facility that is located at the civil works project at which the fee is collected."
In plain terms: a single lake like Lanier is one big project made up of dozens of boat ramps, beaches, campgrounds, and day-use areas. Today, the fees from each spot are walled off to that spot. The bill knocks the walls down within the project, so managers can send money to wherever the maintenance or visitor need is greatest.
The bill does not create a new fee, raise an existing one, set a dollar amount, or add deadlines or penalties. It only changes where the fees already being collected are allowed to go.
H.R. 4432 Bill Summary
What H.R. 4432 actually does.
Fees can move across the whole lake project
Money collected at one recreation site can now be spent at any recreation site or facility within the same civil works project, instead of being locked to the exact spot where it was paid.
Covers facilities, not just recreation sites
The new language applies to "any recreation site or facility," widening what the money can support inside the project — docks, restrooms, and other infrastructure, not only the fee-collection points themselves.
No new fees and no new spending
The bill does not create a fee, raise one, or authorize new dollars. It only changes the permitted use of fees the Army Corps already collects.
A targeted edit to the 1992 water law
H.R. 4432 amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, which sets the rules for the Army Corps' cost-sharing program for managing recreation facilities.
Who benefits from H.R. 4432?
People who visit Lake Lanier's parks and ramps
Visitors could see better upkeep across the whole lake, because fee money would no longer be trapped at the busiest spots while quieter areas fall behind on maintenance.
Army Corps recreation managers
Managers gain the flexibility to direct existing fee revenue to wherever the need is greatest inside a project, rather than spending it only where it happened to come in.
Lower-traffic sites within the same project
Beaches, campgrounds, or boat ramps that collect fewer fees could draw support from busier locations on the same lake.
Communities around Corps lakes nationwide
Though named for Lake Lanier, the change applies to every Army Corps civil works project, so towns near any Corps lake could benefit from money being spent more efficiently.
Who is affected by H.R. 4432?
High-revenue fee collection sites
Sites that bring in the most fees may no longer keep all of that money. Managers could redirect some of it to other recreation sites or facilities within the same project.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps administers the recreation program affected by the bill, so its project managers would apply the new rule allowing funds to move across sites within a project.
Fee-paying visitors at individual sites
The fee you pay at one site could be spent somewhere else on the same lake rather than only at the spot where you paid it.
HR4432 Legislative Journey
House: Committee Action
Jul 17, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
House: Committee Action
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
About the Sponsor
Andrew Clyde
Republican, Georgia's 9th congressional district · 5 years in Congress
Committees: the Budget, Appropriations
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Cosponsors (1)
This bill has 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican. Cosponsors represent 1 state: Georgia.
Committee Sponsors
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
0 of 66 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
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H.R. 4432 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Water Resources Development
- Introduced
- Jul 16, 2025
Assigned to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. for review
Jul 17, 2025
Official Sources
The official Congress.gov page for the Lanier Parks Local Access Act, with full text, sponsors, actions, and status.
The codified statute H.R. 4432 amends; Section 225(c)(2)(A)(ii) is the exact phrase the bill rewrites.
The official published public law text of the 1992 water law that H.R. 4432 modifies.
The Army Corps' official recreation page for Lake Sidney Lanier, the civil works project named in the bill.
The federal recreation portal for Lake Lanier, where the day-use and boat-ramp fees affected by the bill are charged.
The Army Corps' national recreation gateway; the bill's change applies to every Corps civil works project, not just Lanier.
H.R. 4432 Common Questions
Can Lake Lanier fees be spent at other parks on the same lake?
Yes. H.R. 4432 would let a fee collected at one recreation site be spent at any recreation site or facility within the same civil works project, instead of staying locked to the exact spot where it was paid.
Does H.R. 4432 create a new fee or raise an existing one?
No. The bill does not create a fee, raise one, or set a dollar amount. It only changes where the fees the Army Corps already collects are allowed to be spent.
Does the bill only apply to Lake Lanier?
No. Despite the name, the change applies to every Army Corps civil works project. Lake Lanier is the example, but any Corps lake or water project would get the same flexibility to move fee money across its sites.
Can the money pay for facilities like docks and restrooms, not just recreation sites?
Yes. The bill's language covers any recreation site or facility within the project, so fee revenue could go toward infrastructure like docks and restrooms, not only the fee-collection points.
Which federal law does the Lanier Parks Local Access Act change?
It amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, the law that sets the rules for the Army Corps' cost-sharing program for managing recreation facilities.
Who sponsored H.R. 4432?
Two Georgia Republicans: Rep. Andrew Clyde introduced it on July 16, 2025, and Rep. Richard McCormick is the sole cosponsor. It was referred to the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Why does this change matter for visitors?
Today fee money is trapped at the busiest spots while quieter areas fall behind on upkeep. H.R. 4432 lets managers send the money wherever maintenance or visitor needs are greatest on the same lake.
Based on H.R. 4432 bill text
H.R. 4432 Bill Text
“To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 with respect to the authorized use of certain user fees collected for recreation sites, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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