Illinois Statutes Chapter 30. Finance § 425/17. Investment of Money Not Needed for Current Expenditures--Application of Earnings

§ 17. Investment of Money Not Needed for Current Expenditures--Application of Earnings. (a) The State Treasurer may, with the Governor's approval, invest and reinvest any moneys on deposit in the Build Illinois Bond Fund and the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund in the State Treasury which are not needed for current expenditures due or about to become due from such funds. Earnings or interest income from investments in the Build Illinois Bond Fund shall be deposited by the State Treasurer in the General Revenue Fund. Earnings or interest income from investments in the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund shall be deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund. Upon the direction of the Governor or his authorized representative, the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall transfer from the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund all such earnings or interest income derived from investments in the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund to the trustee under the Master Indenture.

(b) Moneys in the Build Illinois Bond Fund may be invested as permitted in “An Act in relation to State moneys”, approved June 28, 1919, as amended,  1 and in “An Act relating to certain investments of public funds by public agencies”, approved July 23, 1943, as amended. 2 Moneys on deposit in the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund may be invested in securities constituting direct obligations of the United States Government, or in obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States Government, or in certificates of deposit of any state or national bank which are fully secured by obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States Government. Moneys on deposit with indenture trustees shall be invested in accordance with the above laws and the provisions of the respective indentures.