It is responsible for the stable transition of the Canal to Panamanian control, and whether or not Panama's economy can be reinvigorated depends greatly on its success.
由於掌握了巴拿馬最重要的資源，該局也肩負了巴拿馬運河歸還後平穩過渡、巴國經濟振衰起弊的重責大任。