12E.12 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND -- ESTABLISHED -- INVESTMENT -- LIABILITY.
12E.12 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST FUND -- ESTABLISHED
-- INVESTMENT -- LIABILITY.
1. a. A tobacco settlement trust fund is established,
separate and apart from all other public moneys or funds of the
state, under the control of the authority. The fund shall consist of
moneys paid to the authority and not pledged to the payment of bonds
or otherwise obligated. Such moneys shall include but are not
limited to payments received from the master settlement agreement
which are not pledged to the payment of bonds or which are
subsequently released from a pledge to the payment of any bonds;
payments which, in accordance with any sales agreement with the
state, are to be paid to the state and not pledged to the bonds,
including that portion of the proceeds of any bonds designated for
purchase of all or a portion of the state's share, which are
designated for deposit in the fund, together with all interest,
dividends, and rents on the bonds; and all securities or investment
income and other assets acquired by and through the use of the moneys
belonging to the fund and any other moneys deposited in the fund.
Moneys in the fund are to be used solely and only for the payment of
all amounts due and to become due to the state, and shall not be used
for any other purpose. Such moneys shall not be available for the
payment of any claim against the authority or any debt or obligation
of the authority.
b. The fund shall consist of the following accounts:
(1) The tax-exempt bond proceeds restricted capital funds
account. The net proceeds of tax-exempt bonds issued to provide
funds for capital projects, certain debt service, and attorney fees
related to the master settlement agreement which the state treasurer
is authorized and directed to deposit on behalf of the state shall be
deposited in the account and shall be used to fund capital projects,
certain debt service, and the payment of attorney fees related to the
master settlement agreement. With respect to capital projects, it is
the intent of the general assembly to fund capital projects that
qualify as vertical infrastructure projects as defined in section
8.57, subsection 6, paragraph "c", to the extent practicable in
any fiscal year and without limiting other qualifying capital
expenditures considered and approved by a constitutional majority of
each house of the general assembly and the governor.
(2) The FY 2009 tax-exempt bond proceeds restricted capital funds
account. The net proceeds of tax-exempt bonds issued after July 1,
2008, as a result of the securitization of any remaining tobacco
settlement payments to provide funds for capital projects which the
treasurer of state is authorized and directed to deposit on behalf of
the state shall be deposited in the account and shall be used to fund
capital projects. With respect to capital projects, it is the intent
of the general assembly to fund capital projects that qualify as
vertical infrastructure projects as defined in section 8.57,
subsection 6, paragraph "c", to the extent practicable in any
fiscal year and without limiting other qualifying capital
expenditures considered and approved by a constitutional majority of
each house of the general assembly and the governor.
(3) The endowment for Iowa's health account.
(a) The net proceeds of any taxable bonds or tax-exempt bonds
issued to provide funds for the purposes specified in section 12E.3A,
which the authority is directed to deposit in the account, any
portion of the state's share which is not sold to the authority, and
any other moneys appropriated by the state for deposit in the account
shall be deposited in the account and shall be used for the purposes
specified in section 12E.3A.
(b) For each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, the moneys
deposited in the endowment for Iowa's health account of the tobacco
settlement trust fund are transferred to the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund.
2. The treasurer of the authority shall act as custodian and
trustee of the fund and shall administer the fund as directed by the
authority. The treasurer of the authority shall do all of the
following:
a. Hold the funds.
b. Invest the portion of the funds which, as deemed by the
authority, is not necessary for current payment of sums to the state
under this chapter or the program plan.
c. Disburse funds, if directed by the authority.
d. Sell any securities or other property held by the fund and
reinvest the proceeds as directed by the authority, when deemed
advisable by the authority for the protection of the fund or the
preservation of the value of the investment. Such sale of securities
or other property held by the fund shall only be made with the advice
of the board in the manner and to the extent provided in this chapter
with regard to the purchase of investments.
e. Subscribe, at the direction of the authority, for the
purchase of securities for future delivery in anticipation of future
income. Such securities shall be paid for by such anticipated income
or from funds from the sale of securities or other property held by
the fund.
f. Pay for securities, as directed by the authority, on the
receipt of the purchasing entity's paid statement or paid
confirmation of purchase.
3. The authority shall execute the disposition and investment of
moneys in the fund in accordance with the investment policy and goal
statement established by the board.
a. In establishing the investment policy and goal statement
of the fund, the standard utilized by the board shall be the exercise
of judgment and care, under the prevailing circumstances, which
persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the
management of their own financial affairs, not for the purpose of
speculation, but with regard to the permanent disposition of the
funds, considering the probable income, as well as the probable
safety, of their capital.
b. Within the limitations of the standard prescribed in this
subsection and the program plan, the treasurer of the authority, the
authority, and the board may acquire and retain any type of property
or investment which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence
would acquire or retain for their own financial interests.
c. The authority and the board shall give appropriate
consideration to those facts and circumstances that the authority and
board know or should know are relevant to the particular investment
or investment policy involved, including the role the investment
plays in the total value of the fund. For the purposes of this
paragraph, "appropriate consideration" includes, but is not
limited to, a determination by the authority and the board that the
particular investment or investment policy is reasonably designed to
further the purposes of the tobacco settlement program plan, taking
into consideration the risk of loss and the opportunity for gain or
other return associated with the investment or investment policy and
consideration of all of the following as they relate to the tobacco
settlement trust fund:
(1) The composition of the fund with regard to diversification.
(2) The liquidity and current return of the investments in the
fund relative to the anticipated cash flow requirements of the
program plan.
(3) The projected return of the investments relative to the
funding objectives of the program plan.
d. Investments of moneys in the funds are not subject to
sections 73.15 through 73.21.
e. If consistent with the investment policy established by
the board, the authority may invest moneys of or held by the
authority in structured notes and investment agreements, the
repayment of the principal amount of which is protected or
guaranteed.
4. The authority, its staff, members of the board, and the
treasurer of the authority are not personally liable for actions or
omissions under this chapter that do not involve malicious or wanton
misconduct even if those actions or omissions violate the standards
established in this section.
5. Except as provided in this section, if there is loss to the
fund, the treasurer, the authority, the board, and the staff are not
personally liable, and the loss shall be charged against the fund.
The amount required to cover a loss may be paid from the fund.
6. a. Expenses incurred in the sale and purchase of
securities belonging to the fund shall be charged to the fund, and
the amount required for the investment management expenses may be
paid from the fund, subject to the limitations stated in this
subsection. The amount paid for investment management expenses for a
fiscal year under this section shall not exceed the reasonable and
customary charge to similar funds for similar purposes. The
authority shall report the investment management expenses for a
fiscal year as a percent of the market value of the fund in the
annual report to the governor submitted pursuant to section 12E.15.
b. A person who has entered into a contract with the
authority for investment management purposes shall meet the
requirements for doing business in Iowa sufficient to be subject to
taxation under the rules of the department of revenue.
7. All moneys paid to or deposited in the fund are available to
the authority to be used for the exclusive purpose of the program
plan in accordance with this chapter, including but not limited to
all of the following:
a. For payment of amounts due to the state pursuant to the
terms of the sales agreements entered into between the state and the
authority.
b. For payment of other amounts provided for in the program
plan.
c. For payment of the costs of administering the program plan
and the costs of the authority.
8. With respect to the payment of certain debt service, the debt
service to be paid shall be those installments of debt service on
bonds selected by the treasurer of state and identified in the
authority's tax certificate delivered at the time of the issuance of
the bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, or as otherwise selected
by the treasurer of state. Once the bonds and the installments of
debt service thereon are so selected, that debt service and bonds
shall not be paid, or provided to be paid, from any other source
including the state or any of its departments or agencies. Provided,
however, that if funds are not appropriated to pay debt service on
such bonds when due, the issuing agency shall pay the debt service
from any available source as provided in the bond covenants. To the
extent that this section does not allow proceeds of previously issued
refunding bonds to be applied for the purpose of the refunding, the
issuing agency may expend such proceeds to improve, remodel, or
repair buildings or other infrastructure upon authorization of the
issuing agency's authority.
9. Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency
that received an appropriation from the tobacco settlement trust fund
shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of
management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The
report shall include a description of the project, the progress of
work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of
all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of
funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the
project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project,
where applicable. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1208, §12, 25; 2001 Acts, ch 164, §15, 16, 21; 2002
Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1001, §35, 46; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §229,
233; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §94, 159; 2006 Acts,
ch 1179, § 38; 2008 Acts, ch 1179, §48, 49; 2008 Acts, ch 1186, §16,
19; 2009 Acts, ch 184, §31, 41
Referred to in § 12E.9
See annual Iowa Acts for temporary exceptions, changes, or other
noncodified enactments modifying these statutory provisions Footnotes
Creation of endowment for Iowa's health restricted capitals fund
for the receipt of tax exempt bond proceeds from the November 30,
2005, bond issuance authorized by the tobacco settlement authority;
2006 Acts, ch 1179, § 16
For provisions requiring transfer of unencumbered or unobligated
balance of endowment for Iowa's health account and the healthy Iowans
tobacco trust at the close of fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and
ending June 30, 2008, see 2008 Acts, ch 1186, §7, 8; 2009 Acts, ch
184, §26, 28