[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 781 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 781

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''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2007

    Mr. Ross (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Snyder) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
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''.
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