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(2) The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Foreign Affairs may, after consultation with the federal Minister and the responsible Minister, enter into an agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(b) if the authority is a government of a foreign state or of a subdivision of a foreign state, or any institution of such a government, or an international organization of states or any institution of such an organization.
(2) The federal Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs may, after consultation with the Board and the responsible Minister, enter into an agreement referred to in subsection (1) if the authority is a government of a foreign state or of a subdivision of a foreign state, or any institution of such a government, or an international organization of states or any institution of such an organization.