Sec. 19. All money received by the authority, except as provided in the referenced statutes, shall be deposited as soon as practical in a separate account or accounts in banks or trust companies organized under the laws of this state or in national banking associations. The money in these accounts shall be paid out on checks signed by the chair or other officers or employees of the authority that the authority authorizes or by wire transfer or other electronic means authorized by the authority. All deposits of money shall, if required by the authority, be secured in a manner that the authority determines to be prudent, and all banks or trust companies are authorized to give security for the deposits. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all money received pursuant to the referenced statutes is a trust fund to be held and applied solely as provided in the referenced statutes. The resolution authorizing any obligations, or trust agreement or indenture securing the same, may provide that any of the money may be temporarily invested pending the disbursement of the money, and shall provide that any officer with whom or any bank or trust company with which the money is deposited shall act as trustee of the money and shall hold and apply the money for the authorized purposes of the authority, subject to the referenced statutes, the authority's investment policy, and the resolution or trust agreement or indenture.

As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.14.