(a) At such time as a public depository joins the collateral pool, the state treasurer is empowered to assume responsibility as successor pledgee of any and all collateral pledged on or after July 1, 1992, to individual public depositors by that public depository. The state treasurer is further empowered to assume responsibility as successor pledgee of any and all collateral pledged prior to July 1, 1992, to individual public depositors by such public depository, upon the written consent of the public depositors.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-4-523

  • Collateral pool: means an arrangement whereby the repayment of public deposits deposited with any qualified public depository is secured through the sum total of eligible collateral pledged by all qualified public depositories, and contingent liability agreements as provided by the collateral pool board. See Tennessee Code 9-4-502
  • Public depository: means :
    (i) Any savings and loan association, or savings bank (collectively referred to as savings institutions), or any bank chartered by the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 9-4-502
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Upon assuming responsibility as successor pledgee as provided in subsection (a), the state treasurer is empowered to sign such documents on behalf of individual public depositors as may be required by a trustee custodian.