Washington, D.C. — Through the ongoing appropriations process, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) has fought to protect and preserve the Ninth District’s Lake Lanier and Buford Dam.

In March, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) paused its misguided efforts to rename Lake Lanier and Buford Dam. To ensure taxpayer dollars cannot be used in any future attempts to rename these civil works projects, Rep. Clyde introduced an amendment to H.R. 4394, the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill. By a vote of 210-199, the House passed H.R. 4394, which included Rep. Clyde’s critical amendment.

“I’m very pleased that the FY24 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill passed the House with my amendment to prohibit funds from being used to rename civil works projects such as Lake Lanier,” said Clyde. “Our initial efforts forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to pause its plan to rename Lake Lanier and Buford Dam — but the passage of this bill marks another major win for Northeast Georgians, as these renamings would attempt to radically rewrite history and thrust crushing costs on our community. While the House-passed Energy and Water Development appropriations bill still must be ironed out with the Senate in conference negotiations, I will fight to ensure my amendment to bar taxpayer dollars from funding the renaming of any civil works project remains in the final bill text.”

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“U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, has successfully inserted language into an energy and water appropriations bill that no money could be used to enforce renaming civil works projects, such as Lake Lanier.”

Additionally, the House-passed FY24 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes an amendment that Rep. Clyde co-led with Rep. Rich McCormick (GA-06) to prohibit funds from being used to close campgrounds operated by the USACE at Lake Lanier.