[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
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122 STAT. 2480

Public Law 110-263
110th Congress

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''. [NOTE: July 15, 2008 -  [H.R. 781]]

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

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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''.

Approved July 15, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 781:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110-229 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 153 (2007):
July 16, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 154 (2008):
June 24, considered and passed
Senate.