[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 781 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.781
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eight
An Act
To redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River
Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by the Rivers and
Harbors Act approved July 24, 1946, as the ``Colonel Charles D. Maynard
Lock and Dam''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Colonel Charles D. Maynard, who served the Nation with
distinction as an engineer officer in World War II and afterwards
oversaw the massive buildup of work on the ``Arkansas River
Project'' in the early 1960s which at the time was the largest
civil works project ever undertaken by the Corps of Engineers while
concurrently overseeing construction of Greers Ferry and Beaver
Dams on the White River.
(2) Colonel Charles D. Maynard was assigned as district
engineer of the Little Rock Engineer District for 3 years during
which time he directed planning, design, and construction of 13
locks and dams of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation
Project.
(3) Colonel Charles D. Maynard successfully met the challenging
schedules set by Congress and the Administration while coordinating
with a host of state and Federal agencies in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
(4) Colonel Charles D. Maynard served as Chairman and President
of the Water Resources Association of America, President of the
Arkansas Basin Association, member of the Arkansas Basin
Coordinating Committee of the Arkansas Basin Development
Association.
(5) Colonel Charles D. Maynard actively promoted development of
waterborne transportation in Arkansas and was appointed by 3
governors to serve on the Arkansas Waterways Commission for 21
years.
(6) Colonel Charles D. Maynard provided Congressional testimony
in support of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System,
Fourche Creek Flood Control Project, and Montgomery Point Lock and
Dam on behalf of various Arkansas associations and committees, and
was named as a member of the Arkansas River Hall of Fame.
(7) Colonel Charles D. Maynard, who died on October 22, 2005,
served in numerous community and civic roles, including the United
States Savings Bond Coordinator for Arkansas for 10 years, Campaign
Chairman for the United Way of Pulaski County, Chairman Emeritus of
Central Arkansas Radiation Treatment Center, and President of the
Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.
(8) Colonel Charles D. Maynard was a dedicated citizen who
served on a number of boards supporting his state and local
community including Arkansas Arts Center, the Arkansas Symphony,
and the Foundation Board of the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences.
SEC. 2. LOCK AND DAM REDESIGNATION.
(a) Redesignation.--Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by
the Rivers and Harbors Act approved July 24, 1946, shall be known and
redesignated as the ``Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the lock and dam
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.