12 2 STA T . 2 480PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 63—J UL Y 1 5, 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–263 110 thCongres s A n Act Tored e signat e L o ck and D a mN o .5 o f t h e M c Cl ellan -K err A rkansas R i v er Naviga- tion Sy stem near Redfield , Arkansas, a u thori z ed b y the Rivers and H arbors Act a p proved J uly 24 , 19 4 6 ,asthe ‘ ‘Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam ’ ’. Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1.F IN D IN G S. Congres s fi n d s th efo l lo w ing
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Colonel Ch a rles D.M a y nard , who ser v ed the N ation with distin c tion as an engineer officer in W orld War I I and afterwards oversaw the m assive bu ildu p of wor k on the ‘ ‘ A rkansas R iver P ro j ect ’ ’ intheearly1 960 s which at the time was the largest civil works project ever undertaken by the Corps of E ngineers while concurrently overseeing construction of G reers F erry and B eaver Dams on the White River. ( 2 ) Colonel Charles D. Maynard was assigned as district engineer of the L ittle Rock Engineer District for 3 years during which time he directed planning, design, and construction of 13 locks and dams of the McClellan -K err 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 O klahoma. ( 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 S ystem, 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 H all of Fame. ( 7 ) Colonel Charles D. Maynard, who died on October 22, 2005, served in numerous community and civic roles, including the U nited States Savings Bond Coordinator for Arkansas for 10 years, Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Pulaski July15,20 0 8[H.R . 7 81 ]
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