HR 1558 · 106th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000

Introduced 1999-04-26· Sponsored by Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.(1999-04-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 - Authorizes the Panama Canal Commission to make expenditures from the Panama Canal Revolving Fund for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama Canal for FY 2000 through noon on December 31, 1999, at which point responsibility for such activities will be transferred to the Republic of Panama by authority of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Limits to $100,000 the amount to be so expended for official reception and representation expenses. Allows the use of available funds for the purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama of passenger motor vehicles, limiting the per-vehicle purchase price to $26,000. Authorizes the Office of Transition Administration to use funds from the Panama Canal Commission Dissolution Fund to close out Commission affairs.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat