187(1)Despite subsection 6(2), a local government may enter into an agreement with the Crown in right of the Province respecting joint projects for the acquisition and development of land for housing purposes and for the construction of houses for sale or rent.

187(2)Despite subsection 6(2), a local government may enter into an agreement with the Crown in right of Canada for the clearance, re-planning, rehabilitation and modernization of blighted or substandard areas.