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South Carolina

Clark Hill Reservoir Area, Savannah River. Hartwell Reservoir, Savannah River.

South Dakota

Big Bend Dam-Lake Sharpe, Missouri River.
Cold Brook Reservoir Area, Cold Brook.
Fort Randall Reservoir Area, Missouri River.
Gavins Point Reservoir Area (Lewis and
Clark Lake), Missouri River.

Oahe Reservoir Area, Missouri River.

Tennessee

Center Hill Reservoir Area, Caney Fork River.
Dale Hollow Reservoir Area, Obey River.
J. Percy Priest Reservoir Area, Stones River.
Texas

Bardwell Reservoir Area, Waxahachie Creek.
Belton Reservoir Area, Leon River.
Benbrook Reservoir Area, Clear Fork of the
Trinity River.

Canyon Reservoir Area, Guadalupe River.
Dam B Reservoir Area, Neches River.
Ferrells Bridge Reservoir Area, Cypress Creek.
Garza-Little Elm (Lewisville) Reservoir

Area, Elm Fork, Trinity River. Grapevine Reservoir Area, Denton Creek. Hords Creek Reservoir Area, Hords Creek. Lake Texoma and the Denison Reservoir Area, Red River.

Lavon Reservoir Area, East Fork Trinity River.

Navarro Mills Reservoir Area, Richland Creek. Pat Mayse Reservoir Area, Sanders Creek. Proctor Reservoir Area, Leon River.

San Angelo Reservoir Area, North Concho River.

Somerville Reservoir Area, Yegua Creek.
Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir Area, Lampasas
River.

Texarkana Reservoir Area, Sulphur River.
Waco Reservoir Area, Bosque River.
Whitney Reservoir Area, Brazos River.
Vermont

Ball Mountain Reservoir Area, West River.
North Hartland Reservoir Area, Ottauquechee
River.

North Springfield Reservoir Area, Black River.

Townshend Reservoir Area, West River. Union Village Reservoir Area, Ompompanoosuc River.

Virginia

Bluestone Reservoir Area, New River.

John H. Kerr Reservoir Area, Roanoke River. John W. Flannagan Reservoir Area, Pound River.

North Fork of Pound Reservoir Area, North Fork of Pound River.

Philpott Reservoir Area, Smith River.

Washington

Chief Joseph Reservoir Area, Columbia River. Mill Creek Reservoir Area.

West Virginia

Bluestone Reservoir Area, New River. Summersville Reservoir Area, Gauley River. Sutton Reservoir Area, Elk River.

NOTE: For amendments to this section, see the List of Sections Affected.

§ 311.2 Boats, commercial.

No boat, barge or other vessel shall be placed upon or operated upon any water of the reservoir for a fee or profit, either as a direct charge to a second party or as an incident to other services provided to the second party, except as specifically authorized by lease, license, or concession contract with the Department of the Army.

§ 311.3 Boats and other vessels, private.

(a) The operation of boats, houseboats, cabin cruisers and other vessels on the reservoir for fishing and recreational use is permitted except in prohibited areas designated by the District Engineer in charge of the reservoir area and subject to the regulations contained in this part.

(b) Except for the reservoirs listed in this paragraph and those reservoirs covered in this part where the boat or other vessel is registered and displays a valid State or U.S. Coast Guard number for the type of vessel in use, a permit shall be obtained from the District Engineer or his authorized representative for placing and operating a vessel on the reservoir for any one period longer than 3 days. No charge will be made for this permit. The permit shall be kept aboard the vessel at all times that the vessel is in operation on the reservoir. The District Engineer in charge of the area or his authorized representative shall have authority to revoke the permit and to require removal of the vessel upon failure of the permittee to comply with the terms and conditions of the permit or with the regulations in this part.

IDAHO

Albeni Falls Reservoir Area, Pend Oreille River.

WASHINGTON

Chief Joseph Reservoir Area, Columbia River.

(c) Unsafe boats or other vessels will not be permitted on the reservoir. The District Engineer may require the applicant for a permit to furnish the construction plans and other information pertaining to the construction and equipment of the boat or other vessel

prior to issuing a permit for its operation on the reservoir. All boats permitted on the reservoir shall be equipped for safe operation and operated in a safe manner in accordance with instructions issued by the District Engineer. These instructions may provide that the operation of speed boats and water skiing activities shall be confined to areas of water designated by the District Engineer for such activities.

(d) Boathouses, houseboats, cabin cruisers and other vessels may be placed and operated on the reservoirs, except that such facility shall not be utilized for human habitation at a fixed or permanent mooring point and if equipped with toilets and galleys shall not be placed on reservoirs with small permanent pools. Such vessels may be barred from other reservoirs by the District Engineer with the concurrence of the Chief of Engineers in those reservoirs in which the waters thereof are used for domestic water supply when the District Engineer determines that such use is contrary to the public health and safety. [24 F.R. 8496, Oct. 21, 1959, as amended at 32 F.R. 13280, Sept. 20, 1967]

§ 311.4 Mooring, care and sanitation of boats and floating facilities.

(a) All boats or other vessels when not in actual use must be either removed from the reservoir, securely moored at authorized docks or boathouses where supervision by the owner or his representative is provided on a 24-hour-day basis, or placed in the care of a marina concessionare, State or local managing agency or other party authorized to care for floating equipment on a 24-hour-day basis.

(b) All boats, barges and other vessels or floating facilities will be moored only in locations designated by the District Engineer or his designated representative. All floating or stationary mooring facilities will be constructed in accordance with plans and a permit approved by the District Engineer or his designated representative. He shall have authority to revoke such permit and require removal of the facility for failure of the permittee to comply with the terms and conditions of the permit or with the regulations in this part.

(c) The discharge of sewage, garbage or other pollutant in the waters of the reservoir from any boat, barge or other vessel on the reservoir is prohibited ex

cept in accordance with regulations of the State and local health agencies permitting such discharge when underway in deep waters other than embayments. All such pollutants shall be deposited ashore at places designated for such deposit and disposal.

§ 311.5

Swimming and bathing.

Swimming and bathing are permitted except in prohibited areas designated by the District Engineer.

§ 311.6 Hunting and fishing.

(a) Hunting and fishing are permitted in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws for the protection of fish and game except in prohibited areas including the following:

(1) Public access, park and recreation areas in which all hunting is prohibited.

(2) Prohibited areas designated by the District Engineer in which hunting or fishing or both are prohibited.

(3) Prohibited areas designated by Federal or State managing agencies under applicable laws administered by such agencies.

(b) Hunting is restricted to the use of bow and arrow or shotgun loaded with shot in any reservoir area listed in § 311.1 except in managed game areas where the special hunting regulations of the managing agency with the prior approval of the District Engineer will apply, and except for the following reservoir areas on which hunting of deer with rifles is also permitted when not contrary to State or local laws or regulations.

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Ball Mountain Reservoir Area, West River. North Hartland Reservoir Area, Ottauquechee River.

North Springfield Reservoir Area, Black River. Townshend Reservoir Area, West River. Union Village Reservoir Area, Ompompanoosuc River.

(c) A permit shall be obtained from the District Engineer or his authorized representative to construct a duck blind on the water in any reservoir area listed in § 311.1 except for the Wappapello Reservoir Area, St. Francis River, Missouri, on which duck blinds may be permitted or prohibited in accordance with regulations of the Missouri Conservation Commission relative to duck hunting.

[24 F.R. 8496, Oct. 21, 1959, as amended at 27 F.R. 4280, May 4, 1962; 27 F.R. 10831, Nov. 7, 1962; 29 F.R. 2423, Feb. 13, 1964; 30 F.R. 6161, May 1, 1965; 31 F.R. 13313, Oct. 14, 1966] § 311.7

Camping.

(a) Camping is permitted only at areas designated by the District Engineer in charge of the reservoir area or his authorized representative.

(b) Approval of the District Engineer, or his authorized representative, is required to camp in the reservoir area for any one period of two weeks or longer.

(c) Camping equipment shall not be abandoned or left unattended for 48 hours or more.

(d) The installation of any permanent facility at any public camp ground is permitted only on written authorization of the District Engineer or his authorized representative.

(e) Campers shall keep their camp grounds clean and dispose of combustibles and refuse in accordance with instructions posted by the District Engineer at each camp ground.

(f) Due diligence shall be exercised in building and putting out camp fires to prevent damages to trees and vegetation and to prevent forest and grass fires.

(g) Camps must be completely razed and the sites cleaned before the departure of the campers.

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(a) Picnicking is permitted, except in prohibited areas designated by the District Engineer or his authorized representative, in any reservoir area listed in § 311.1 except for the following reservoir areas in which picnicking is prohibited in all areas not specifically designated by the District Engineer for picnicking:

(1) Fort Peck Reservoir Area, Missouri River, Montana.

§ 311.9 Access to water areas.

(a) Pedestrian access is permitted along the shores of the reservoir except in areas designated by the District Engineer or his authorized representative.

(b) Automobile access is permitted only over open public and reservoir roads.

(c) Access for the general public to launch boats is permitted only at the public launching sites designated by the District Engineer.

§ 311.10 Destruction of public property. The destruction, injury, defacement, or removal of public property or of vegetation, rock, or minerals, except as authorized, is prohibited.

§ 311.11 Firearms and explosives.

Loaded rifles, loaded shotguns, loaded pistol and explosives of any kind are prohibited in the area, except when in the possession of a law enforcement officer or Government employee on official duty, when shotguns or rifles are being used for hunting during the hunt

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Refuse, garbage, rubbish or waste of any kind shall not be thrown on or along roads, picnicking or camping areas, in the reservoir waters or on any of the lands around the reservoir, but shall be burned or buried, or disposed of at designated points or places designed for the sanitary disposal thereof.

§ 311.14 Advertisements.

Private notices and advertisements shall not be posted, distributed, or displayed in the reservoir area except such as the District Engineer or his authorized representative may deem necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public using the area for recreational purposes.

§ 311.15

Unauthorized solicitations and business activities.

No person, firm, or corporation, or their representatives shall engage in or solicit any business on the reservoir area without permission in writing from the District Engineer or in accordance with terms of a lease, license, or concession contract with the Department of the Army.

§ 311.16 Commercial operations.

All commercial operations or activities on the waters of the reservoir or on the lands under the control of the Department of the Army around the reservoir shall be in accordance with lease, license, or other agreements with the Department of the Army.

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