Bill Text: NJ A149 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs State public issuer of obligations to use competitive bidding process when investing proceeds from such obligations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A149 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A149-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIK PETERSON
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Directs State public issuer of obligations to use competitive bidding process when investing proceeds from such obligations.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning the investment of proceeds from the sale of an obligation by a State public issuer, and supplementing Title 49 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. As used in this act:
"Obligation" means a bond, debenture, note, certificate or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a State public issuer; and
"State public issuer" means the State of New Jersey and any department, division, board, bureau, office, commission or instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, including any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency, having legal authority to issue obligations.
2. To the extent not otherwise provided for pursuant to law heretofore enacted, all proceeds derived by a State public issuer from the sale of an obligation shall be invested, until the proceeds are applied to the purpose for which the obligation was sold, in interest bearing accounts that are selected through a competitive bidding process which shall be established by the State Treasurer.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
To ensure that a State public issuer invests the proceeds derived from the sale of an obligation, pending their application to the purpose for which they were sold, in the most advantageous manner and without an appearance of impropriety, a competitive bidding process must be used.
This bill directs the State Treasurer to establish a competitive bidding process that is to be used by all State public issuers of obligations when investing the proceeds from such obligations.
