Panama Canal Commission

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The Panama Canal Commission was the U.S. government agency that operated and maintained the Panama Canal until control was transferred to Panama at the end of 1999.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government agency
country United States of America
dissolved 1999
employerOf Panamanian civilian employees
United States civilian employees
endTime 1999
governedBy binational board of directors
hasPart Engineering and Construction Bureau
Finance Bureau
Marine Bureau
Office of the Administrator
Office of the Administrator
surface form: Office of the Deputy Administrator

Personnel Bureau
headquartersLocation Balboa Heights, Panama
industry canal operation
maritime transportation infrastructure
jurisdiction Panama Canal Zone (historical)
surface form: Panama Canal Treaty area
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
legalBasis Torrijos–Carter Treaties
surface form: Panama Canal Treaty of 1977

Torrijos–Carter Treaties
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Standard Time (Panama)
surface form: Eastern Standard Time
maintained Panama Canal
mandate efficient and safe operation of the Panama Canal
maintenance and improvement of canal facilities
operated Panama Canal
operatedUnder Department of Defense
surface form: Department of Defense of the United States
operatingArea Panama Canal Zone (historical)
surface form: Panama Canal Zone

Panama
surface form: Republic of Panama
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States Government
parentOrganization United States government
surface form: United States Government
precededBy Panama Canal Company
reorganizedFrom Panama Canal Zone (historical)
surface form: Canal Zone Government
replaced Panama Canal Company
responsibleFor collection of tolls for canal transit
maintenance of Panama Canal infrastructure
operation of locks of the Panama Canal
safety of canal transit
sharesControlWith Panama
surface form: Republic of Panama
significantEvent implementation of Torrijos–Carter Treaties
transfer of canal operations to Panama in 1999
startTime 1979
succeededBy Panama Canal Authority
supervisingAuthority United States Secretary of Defense
surface form: Secretary of Defense of the United States

Secretary of the Army
surface form: Secretary of the Army of the United States
transferCompletedOn 1999-12-31
transferredControlTo Panama
surface form: Republic of Panama

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Panama Canal Authority replaced Panama Canal Commission
Isthmian Canal Commission replacedBy Panama Canal Commission
this entity surface form: Panama Canal organization under the Governor of the Canal Zone
Panama Canal Company successor Panama Canal Commission
Panama Canal Company replacedBy Panama Canal Commission
Balboa Heights historicallyAssociatedWith Panama Canal Commission
this entity surface form: Panama Canal administration
Balboa Heights usedBy Panama Canal Commission
this entity surface form: United States Panama Canal administration