qPA A CANAL ACT OVERSIGHT Tz2 ARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON /OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON THE AMENDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL ACT OF 1979 CONCERNING THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO ADJUST AND PAY CLAIMS FOR VESSEL DAMAGE; THE COMMISSION'S ACCOUNTING METHODS IN SETTING ASIDE TOLL REVENUES TO PAY CLAIMS; AND THE STATUS OF PENDING VESSEL DAMAGE CLAIMS DECEMBER 2, 1982 Serial No. 97-46 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 12-978 WASHINGTON 1982