PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989
- 103 STAT. 1689
contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limita- tions, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), for the operation, maintenance, and improve- ment of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 1990, except that not more than $52,000 for such fiscal year may be expended for official reception and representation functions, of which— (1) not more than $12,000 may be expended for such purposes by the supervisory board for the Commission; (2) not more than $6,000 may be expended for such purposes by the Secretary of the Commission; and (3) not more than $34,000 may be expended for such purposes by the Administrator of the Commission. OD) PURCHASE OF PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES. —Funds available to the Panama Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase of passenger motor vehicles (including large heavy-duty vehicles) used to transport personnel of the Commission across the Isthmus of Panama. Such vehicles may be purchased without regard to price limitations prescribed by law or regulation. SEC. 3503. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 22 USC 3872. The Peinama d^al Commission shall provide written advance notification to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate regarding— (1) any proposed change in the rates of tolls for use of the Panama Canal; (2) any payment estimated to be due the Republic of Panama under paragraph 4(c) of Article XIII of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, as provided by section 1341 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3751); and (3) the initiation of any msgor capital acquisition or construc- tion project exceeding $10,000,000 unless the proposed acquisi- tion or project was included in the budget estimates submitted to Congress for the fiscal year in which the acquisition or project is to be undertaken, SEC. 3504. GENERAL PROVISIONS < (a) PAY INCREASES.—Funds for the Panama Canal Commission may be obligated, notwithstanding section 1341 of title 31, United States Ckxie, to the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or employees as may be authorized by adminis- trative action pursuant to law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of the United States in com- parable positions. (b) EXPENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.— Expenditures au- thorized under this title may be made only in accordance with the
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