[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[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.