Where used in this chapter the following words and terms shall be given the following respective meanings unless the context hereof clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the corporation.
(2)CODE. The Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.
(3)CORPORATION. The public corporation authorized to be created by this chapter.
(4)GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Any bonds or other obligations which as to principal and interest constitute direct obligations of, or are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, including obligations of any federal agency to the extent such obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America and any certificates or any other evidences of an ownership interest in such obligations of, or unconditional
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Where used in this chapter the following words and terms shall be given the following respective meanings unless the context hereof clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the corporation.
(2) CODE. The Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.
(3) CORPORATION. The public corporation authorized to be created by this chapter.
(4) GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Any bonds or other obligations which as to principal and interest constitute direct obligations of, or are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, including obligations of any federal agency to the extent such obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America and any certificates or any other evidences of an ownership interest in such obligations of, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or in specified portions thereof (which may consist of the principal thereof or the interest thereon).
(5) INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROADS AND BRIDGES. The planning, design, and construction of roads and bridges on the public highway and street system providing access to active military installations or property used primarily for military purposes or to projects that conduct an activity specified in subdivision (1) of Section 40-18-372, including necessary right-of-way and utility activities provided by state law.
(6) LEGISLATURE. The Legislature of Alabama.
(7) NET INTEREST INCOME. Interest earned from an investment, net of that which represents a return of accrued interest, and the amount required to offset the amortization of any premium, paid in connection with the purchase of such investment.
(8) PERMITTED INVESTMENTS.
a. Government securities;
b. Bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by any of the following agencies, to the extent that such obligations are secured by the full faith and credit of the United States: Bank for Cooperatives; Federal Intermediate Credit Banks; Federal Financing Bank; Federal Home Loan Banks; Federal Farm Credit Bank; Export-Import Bank of the United States; Federal Land Banks; or Farmers Home Administration, or any other agency or corporation which has been or may hereafter be created by or pursuant to an act of the Congress of the United States as an agency or instrumentality thereof, the bonds, debentures, participation certificates or notes of which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America;
c. Bonds, notes, pass through securities or other evidences of indebtedness of GNMA and participation certificates of FHLMC;
d. Full faith and credit obligations of any state, provided that at the time of purchase such obligations are rated at least “AA” by Standard & Poor’s Corporation and at least “Aa” by Moody’s Investors Service;
e. Public housing bonds issued by public agencies or municipalities and fully secured as to the payment of both principal and interest by contracts with the United States of America, or temporary notes, preliminary notes or project notes issued by public agencies or municipalities, in each case fully secured as to the payment of both principal and interest by a requisition or payment agreement with the United States of America;
f. Time deposits evidenced by certificates of deposit issued by banks or savings and loan associations which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, provided that, to the extent such time deposits exceed available federal deposit insurance, such time deposits are fully secured by obligations described in paragraphs a., b., c., and e. above, which at all times have a market value (exclusive of accrued interest) at least equal to such bank time deposits so secured, including interest, and which meet the greater of 100 percent collateralization or the “AA” collateral levels established by Standard & Poor’s Corporation for structured financings;
g. Repurchase agreements for obligations of the type specified in paragraphs a., b., c., and e. above, provided such repurchase agreements are fully collateralized and secured by such obligations which have a market value (exclusive of accrued interest) at least equal to the purchase price of such repurchase agreements and which are held by a depository satisfactory to the State Treasurer in such manner as may be required to provide a perfected security interest in such obligations, and which meet the greater of 100 percent collateralization or the “AA” collateral levels established by Standard & Poor’s Corporation for structured financings; and
h. Uncollateralized investment agreements with, or certificates of deposit issued by, banks or bank holding companies, the senior long-term securities of which are rated at least “AA” by Standard & Poor’s Corporation and at least “Aa” by Moody’s Investors Service.
(9) STATE. The State of Alabama.