South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-19. Investment of surplus funds–Maturity of securities–Manner of investment
The authority may invest any funds, including funds made available to the authority pursuant to § 1-16A-75, in the following:
(1) Bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities constituting direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully guaranteed or insured by, the United States of America;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-19
- Authority: means the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority created by this chapter. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) In obligations issued by or obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully guaranteed or insured by any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America;
(3) In certificates of deposit or time deposits constituting direct obligations of any bank which is a “qualified public depository” or any savings and loan association which is a “savings and loan depository” under the Public Deposit Insurance Act pursuant to chapter 4-6A, unless sufficient volume of such certificates is not available at competitive interest rates. In that event, the authority may purchase noncollateralized direct obligations of any bank or savings institution or holding company if such institution or holding company is rated in the highest two quality categories by a nationally recognized rating agency;
(4) In obligations of any solvent insurance company or other corporation or business entity existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, provided the long term obligations of such insurance company or other corporation or business entity (or of any affiliate thereof which guarantees timely payment of the obligations to be in invested in) shall be rated in one of the two highest rating classifications established by a standard rating service of insurance companies or a nationally recognized rating agency;
(5) In short term discount obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association;
(6) In obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision, public instrumentality, or public authority of any state of the United States, which obligations are not callable before the date the principal thereof will be required to be paid and which obligations are fully secured as to both sufficiency and timely payment by, and payable solely from, securities described in subdivision (1) and which obligations are rated in the highest investment classification by at least two standard rating services of such obligations.
Any such securities may be purchased at the offering or market price thereof at the time of such purchase. All such securities so purchased shall mature or be redeemable on a date or dates prior to the time when, in the judgment of the authority, the funds so invested will be required for expenditure. The express judgment of the authority as to the time when any funds will be required for expenditure or be redeemable is final and conclusive. Investment in any obligation enumerated in this section may be made either directly or in the form of securities of, or other interests in, an investment company registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940, whose shares are registered under the Federal Securities Act of 1933 and whose investments are limited to these obligations.
Source: SL 1972, ch 10, § 19; SL 1977, ch 10; SL 1979, ch 7, § 1; SL 1984, ch 5, § 1; SL 1986, ch 13, § 5; SL 1988, ch 13, § 5; SL 1998, ch 7, § 1; SL 2003, ch 11, § 1.