on Merchant Marine anel risheries. Seek MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON PANAMA CANAL ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT JULY 28, 1980 PANAMA CANAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OVERSIGHT MARCH 17, 1980 Serial No. 96-38 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 66-810 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1980 COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES JOHN M. MURPHY, New York, Chairman THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio GLENN M. ANDERSON, California E (KIKA) DE LA GARZA, Texas GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts LES AUCOIN, Oregon NORMAN E. D'AMOURS, New Hampshire JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland DAVID E. BONIOR, Michigan DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii MICHAEL OZZIE MYERS, Pennsylvania JOE WYATT, Texas MIKE LOWRY, Washington EARL HUTTO, Florida EDWARD J. STACK, Florida BRIAN DONNELLY, Massachusetts PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, New Jersey DON YOUNG, Alaska ROBERT E. BAUMAN, Maryland BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana Blumenfeld, Hon. Michael, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works.. McAuliffe, Dennis P., Administrator, Panama Canal Commission. Additional material supplied: Whitman, W. Merrill: Comparative Analysis Regulations of the Board of Claytor, W. Graham, Jr.: Memorandum of July 18, 1980, to Secretaries of the Military Departments, Chairman, Joint chiefs of Staff, Under Sec- retaries of Defense, Assistant Secretaries of Defense, General Counsel, Assistants to the Secretary of Defense, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense Representative for Panama Čanal Rhode, Michael, Jr.: Letter of July 28, 1980, to Hon. Carroll Hubbard PANAMA CANAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OVERSIGHT 6996 Statement of: Constant, Thomas, Secretary, Panama Canal Commission...... 122 Hayne, William Alston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental, Ortman, David E., research associate, Friends of the Earth Rubinoff, Dr. Ira, Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Ruiz, Aldelmo, Director of the Agency for International Development 142 Additional material supplied: Article from Seattle Times, March 22, 1980: "Japan, Panama To Study Article from Miami Herald of January 17, 1980: "New Panama Canal 158 156 (IID |