Terms Used In Iowa Code 28J.18

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Governmental agency: means a department, division, or other unit of state government of this state or any other state, city, county, township, or other governmental subdivision, or any other public corporation or agency created under the laws of this state, any other state, the United States, or any department or agency thereof, or any agency, commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate compact or agreement or combination thereof. See Iowa Code 28J.1
  • public funds: means public funds as defined in section 12C. See Iowa Code 12B.10C
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Port authority revenue bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are lawful investments of banks, credit unions, trust companies, savings associations, deposit guaranty associations, insurance companies, trustees, fiduciaries, trustees or other officers having charge of the bond retirement funds or sinking funds of port authorities and governmental agencies, taxing districts of this state, the pension and annuity retirement system, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, the police and fire retirement systems under chapters 410 and 411, or a revolving fund of a governmental agency of this state, and are acceptable as security for the deposit of public funds under chapter 12C.