Panama Canal: Establishment of Commission to Study Sea-Level Canal and Alternatives

摘要

This is GAO's report on the establishment of the trilateral commission to study alternatives to the existing Panama Canal. The report describes why the State Department--instead of the Panama Canal Commission or the Department of Defense--led U.S. planning efforts for the study, how the study scope and U.S. financing arrangements were determined, and when these decisions were reached. The findings and conclusions are summarized in the report.