Section 38A Investment funds; establishment; sale of participation units - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 38A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the state treasurer may establish, with the advice of the investment advisory council, one or more combined investment funds for the purpose of investing funds of the commonwealth, trust funds, and funds under the custody of agencies, authorities, commissions, boards, political subdivisions and other public units within the commonwealth; provided, that the state treasurer shall adopt appropriate accounting procedures from which the exact interest of such funds so combined for investment can be determined. The state treasurer may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this act.

The state treasurer is authorized to sell to all agencies, authorities, commissions, boards, political subdivisions and other public units within the commonwealth, participation units in any such combined investment fund. Such participation units issued by the treasurer are made legal investments for all the funds under the custody of such agencies, authorities, commissions, boards, political subdivisions and other public units within the commonwealth. With the advice of the investment advisory council, the state treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this section.

The state treasurer may invest in only those instruments permitted within this chapter or chapter thirty-two.