The amendment addresses an issue raised by stakeholders.
As currently drafted, the bill would require the levy to be collected by the first railway to carry the traffic to which the levy applies after loading. Because in the case of a regulated interswitching movement the first railway would not have a commercial or billing relationship with the shipper, the levy could be administratively burdensome to collect.
The motion to amend clause 8 of the bill modifies section 113 of the act to make the level of service obligation of a railway company responsible for levy collection, contingent upon the shipper's payment of the required levy. The proposed amendment is required to clarify that the railway responsible for collecting the level under sections 155.3 and 155.5 is the one that is first to carry the traffic to which the levy applies at a rate other than a regulated interswitching rate.