26 (1) The Minister and one or more municipalities may enter into an agreement governing the preparation by the municipality or municipalities of a source protection plan for a source protection area established by the regulations in the parts of Ontario that are not covered by the source protection areas established by subsection 4 (1).  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (1). Non-application of ss. 7 to 25 (2) Sections 7 to 25 do not apply to a source protection area to which subsection (1) applies.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (2). Conflict with regulations under s. 109 (1) (a) and rules (3) In the event of a conflict, an agreement entered into under subsection (1) prevails over, (a)  a regulation made under clause 109 (1) (a); and (b)  the rules.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (3). Contents of agreement (4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an agreement under that subsection may, (a)  provide terms of reference under which the source protection plan will be prepared, including the issues to be addressed and the drinking water systems to be considered in preparing the plan; (b)  govern any matter that may be the subject of a regulation made under clause 109 (1) (a), including providing for the rules to apply, with any modifications set out in the agreement, to any risk assessment prepared during the preparation of the source protection plan or to any assessment report that is included in the source protection plan; (c)  authorize or require the source protection plan to contain an assessment report prepared in accordance with the agreement, including anything specified in the agreement that an assessment report prepared under section 15 is authorized or required to contain; (d)  require and govern the approval by the Director of any assessment report that is part of the source protection plan; (e)  if an assessment report is prepared under the agreement and is approved by the Director, authorize or require amendments to the assessment report after the Director approves the report and before a proposed source protection plan is submitted to the Minister under subsection (8); (f)  authorize or require the source protection plan to contain anything specified in the agreement that a source protection plan prepared under section 22 is authorized or required to contain; (g)  require reports to be submitted to the Minister or the Director during the preparation of the source protection plan; (h)  authorize the Minister to prepare the source protection plan if it is not submitted to the Minister by a date specified in the agreement or the Minister is of the opinion that it will not be submitted to the Minister by that date, and govern the responsibilities of the parties to the agreement in those circumstances; (i)  authorize the Minister to prepare an updated source protection plan if it is not submitted to the Minister by a date specified in an order under subsection 36 (1) or the Minister is of the opinion that it will not be submitted to the Minister by that date, and govern the responsibilities of the parties to the agreement in those circumstances.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (4); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 15, s. 2 (2). Power to deem (5) For the purposes of this Act, an agreement under this section may, (a)  deem an area specified by the agreement to be a vulnerable area; (b)  deem an activity to be an activity that is or would be a drinking water threat, and deem an area to be an area where an activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat; and (c)  deem a condition that results from a past activity to be a condition that is a drinking water threat, and deem an area to be an area where a condition is a significant drinking water threat.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (5). Amendments (6) The Minister may amend an agreement under this section after consultation with the other parties to the agreement.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (6). Great Lakes agreements (7) In preparing a source protection plan under an agreement under this section, the municipality or municipalities shall, if the source protection area contains water that flows into the Great Lakes, consider the documents referred to in section 14.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (7). Submission of source protection plan to Minister (8) When a proposed source protection plan has been prepared under an agreement under this section, the municipality or municipalities that prepared the proposed source protection plan shall submit it to the Minister, together with any comments or other material required by the agreement.  2006, c. 22, s. 26 (8). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) CTS 30 JA 08 - 1 2009, c. 33, Sched. 15, s. 2 (2) - 15/12/2009