Projects established under sections 116g to 124g, inclusive, of the 1943 supplement to the general statutes to provide housing for persons engaged in war industries or activities shall be administered for the purposes and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, provided, in the case of a housing authority acting as agent for the federal government or administering such a project leased from the federal government, the area of operation may include the area within the territorial boundaries of any other city or town if no authority has been established for such other city or town, and the governing body of such other city or town, by resolution, consents to such inclusion.