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 Naviga-
tion 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 chal-
lenging 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, Presi-
dent 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 develop-
ment 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. May-
nard 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.