124.2. One or more municipalities may associate with organizations certified pursuant to section 124.1.1 and holders of a wood processing plant operating permit to apply to the Minister for the creation of a regional agency for private forest development in their territories.
In the territory of a regional county municipality, initiative for the founding of an association shall be taken by the regional county municipality; however, any local municipality whose territory is comprised in that of a regional county municipality that is participating in such an association may join the association.
For the purposes of this division, an urban community shall be regarded as a regional county municipality.