43.1. Every person contemplated in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 42.1 has, notwithstanding sections 48 and 49, a preferential right to select a site in Category III lands, except in the area contemplated in section 50, with a view to establishing and operating outfitting facilities, such selection being subject to the approval of the Coordinating Committee. Such preferential right to select does not apply in the case of an outfitting operation owned or operated by the Gouvernement du Québec or the Government of Canada.