1 Section 1 of the Transportation Investment Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 65, is amended

(a) by repealing the definition of "agent" and substituting the following:

"agent", when used in relation to the government,

(a) includes the corporation, and

(b) does not include a concessionaire or the billing organization or any person employed by or under contract to the concessionaire or billing organization; ,

(b) in the definition of "concession agreement" by adding "or (1.1)" after "2 (1)" in both places,

(c) in the definition of "concessionaire" by adding ", and, where the context so dictates, includes the corporation" after "as the concessionaire",

(d) by adding the following definition:

"corporation" means the Transportation Investment Corporation established under section 24.2; ,

(e) by repealing the definitions of "due date" and "excessive toll debt" and substituting the following:

"due date" in relation to a toll, means

(a) the day prescribed as the day by which the toll must be paid, or

(b) if no day is prescribed as referred to in paragraph (a), the day established in accordance with the concession agreement as the day by which the toll must be paid;

"excessive toll debt" means a toll debt of not less than

(a) the amount prescribed with respect to that toll, or

(b) if no amount is prescribed as referred to in paragraph (a), the amount established in accordance with the concession agreement; ,

(f) by adding the following definition:

"payment mechanism" means a preauthorized credit or debit arrangement or internet billing, e-post or any other payment arrangement in accordance with the concession agreement; ,

(g) in the definition of "toll debt"

(i) in paragraph (b) by striking out "prescribed dispute resolution procedure" and substituting "dispute resolution procedure referred to in section 20", and

(ii) in paragraph (c) by striking out "prescribed appeal procedure" and substituting "appeal procedure referred to in section 21", and

(h) in the definition of "vehicle" by striking out 'as "motor vehicle" in' and substituting 'as "vehicle" in'.