Securities purchased for the debt service fund shall be limited to:

(1) General obligations of the United States, securities whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States, and securities issued by the following agencies of the United States: banks for cooperatives, federal home loan banks, federal intermediate credit banks, federal land banks, and the federal national mortgage association; or

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 6-8B-54

  • 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.

(2) Obligations issued or guaranteed by any state or any political subdivision of a state, which at the date of purchase are rated the highest or the next highest rating given by Standard and Poor’s Corporation, Moody’s Investors Service, or a similar nationally recognized rating agency, but not less than the rating on the refunded bonds immediately prior to the refunding.

Source: SL 1987, ch 66, § 2.