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110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 110-229
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COLONEL CHARLES D. MAYNARD LOCK AND DAM
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July 11, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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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.
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''.
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:
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.
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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