The proceeds of the sale of any refunding bonds shall be deposited in escrow or in trust with any bank or trust company within or without the state, or both within or without the state, and shall be secured in accordance with the laws applicable to funds of the local agency and may, along with any other moneys available for that purpose similarly deposited, be invested or reinvested in federal securities. The term “federal securities” means those securities described in Sections 1360 and 1360.1 of the Financial Code or Section 53601 of this code.

(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 256.)