122 STAT. 2480 PUBLIC LAW 110–263—JULY 15, 2008 

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’’. 

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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PUBLIC LAW 110–263—JULY 15, 2008 122 STAT. 2481 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 781: 

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. 

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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 McClellanKerr 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. 


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