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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–229 

COLONEL CHARLES D. MAYNARD LOCK AND DAM 

JULY 11, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. OBERSTAR, from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 781] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (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’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 

without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

H.R. 781 redesignates Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr 

Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, as the 

‘‘Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The headwaters for the Arkansas River are in the Rocky Mountains near Leadville, Colorado. The river flows southeastward 1,396 

miles through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to join 

the Mississippi River 599 miles above Head of Passes, Louisiana. 

The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 

(‘‘MKARNS’’) provides navigation, hydroelectric power, flood control, water supply, sediment control, recreation, and fish and wildlife propagation improvements in the Arkansas River Basin. The 

MKARNS provides a navigation channel that is nine feet deep and 

444.8 miles long. The waterway is canalized throughout its length 

by 17 locks and dams. 

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Lock and Dam No. 5 is located on Navigation Mile 86.3. Construction began on the lock and dam in March 1965 and the lock 

and dam began operating in December 1968. The initial construction cost was $28,700,000 and tow haulage equipment was installed in June 1993. In FY 2006, 8,852,422 tons of commodities 

traveled through Lock and Dam No. 5. The total number of lockage 

conducted during FY 2006 was 2,110. Pool 5 has two developed 

parks which in FY 2006 experienced public visitation exceeding 0.8 

million visitor hours. 

This bill redesignates Lock and Dam No. 5 as the ‘‘Colonel 

Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam’’. Colonel Charles D. Maynard 

graduated by from the United States Military Academy at West 

Point in 1941, after which he was commissioned in the Coast Artillery and later transferred to the Corps of Engineers. He served in 

New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. He also received graduate degrees from Harvard University, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, George Washington University, and Rutgers 

University. 

Colonel Maynard was the District Engineer of the Little Rock 

Engineer District, where he directed planning, design, and construction of 13 locks and dams of the MKARNS. At the time, this 

was the largest civil works project ever undertaken by the Corps 

of Engineers. He was the official host for President John F. Kennedy in October 1963 for the official dedication of Greers Ferry 

Dam. 

Colonel Maynard was a leader in both professional and community organizations. He served as Chairman and President of the 

Water Resources Association of America, Chairman of the Arkansas Waterways Commission, and President of the Arkansas Basin 

Association. Colonel Maynard was also the U.S. Savings Bond Coordinator for Arkansas, President of the Little Rock Chamber of 

Commerce, Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Pulaski 

County, President of the Pulaski County Cancer Society, and 

Chairman Emeritus of Central Arkansas Radiation Treatment 

Center. 

Colonel Maynard passed away in October 2005. It is fitting and 

proper to honor his outstanding contributions to Arkansas and the 

United States with this designation. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Designation 

Section 1 makes Congressional findings regarding the contributions that Colonel Charles D. Maynard made to Arkansas and his 

community through his professional work as an engineer and his 

community service. 

Section 2. References 

Section 2 declares that any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to 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 deemed a reference to the 

‘‘Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam’’. 

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On January 31, 2007, Representative Mike Ross introduced H.R. 

781, which redesignates Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr 

Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, as the 

‘‘Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam’’. 

On June 28, 2007, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session and ordered H.R. 781 reported favorably to the House by voice vote. 

RECORD VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires 

each committee report to include the total number of votes cast for 

and against on each record vote on a motion to report and on any 

amendment offered to the measure or matter, and the names of 

those members voting for and against. There were no recorded 

votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 781 reported. A motion to order H.R. 781 reported favorably to the House was agreed 

to by voice vote with a quorum present. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(I) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee’s oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in this report. 

COST OF LEGISLATION

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely 

submitted prior to the filing of the report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is included in this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 308(a) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references the 

report of the Congressional Budget Office included in the report. 

2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the performance goals 

and objective of this legislation are to redesignate Lock and Dam 

No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 

near Redfield, Arkansas as the ‘‘Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock 

and Dam’’. 

3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the 

enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 781 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, July 3, 2007. 

Hon. JAMES L. OBERSTAR, 

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House 

of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 781, a bill to redesignate the Lock and Dam No. 5 of 

the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System near 

Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act approved on July 24, 1946, as the ‘‘Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock 

and Dam’’, as ordered reported by the House on Transportation 

‘‘and Infrastructure on June 28, 2007. 

CBO estimates that enactment of this legislation would have no 

significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct 

spending or revenues. The bill contains no intergovernmental or 

private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 

pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew 

Pickford. 

Sincerely, 

PETER R. ORSZAG. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, H.R. 781 does not contain any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause (3)(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint resolution 

of a public character shall include a statement citing the specific 

powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the 

measure. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

finds that Congress has the authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted under article I, section 8 of the Constitution. 

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(Public Law 104–4). 

PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the 

report of any Committee on a bill or joint resolution to include a 

statement on the extent to which the bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, or tribal law. The Committee states 

that H.R. 781 does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law. 

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this legislation. 

APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104–1). 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

H.R. 781 makes no changes in existing law. 

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