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nationally recognized rating service or no lower than investment <br />grade by at least one nationally recognized rating service with a <br />weighted average maturity no greater than 90 days. <br />Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. <br />Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, <br />1997. <br />Sec. 2256.020. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: INSTITUTIONS OF <br />HIGHER EDUCATION. In addition to the authorized investments <br />permitted by this subchapter, an institution of higher education <br />may purchase, sell, and invest its funds and funds under its control <br />in the following: <br />(1) cash management and fixed income funds sponsored <br />by organizations exempt from federal income taxation under Section <br />501(f), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(f)); <br />(2) negotiable certificates of deposit issued by a <br />bank that has a certificate of deposit rating of at least 1 or the <br />equivalent by a nationally recognized credit rating agency or that <br />is associated with a holding company having a commercial paper <br />rating of at least A-1, P-1, or the equivalent by a nationally <br />recognized credit rating agency; and <br />(3) corporate bonds, debentures, or similar debt <br />obligations rated by a nationally recognized investment rating firm <br />in one of the two highest long-term rating categories, without <br />regard to gradations within those categories. <br />Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. <br />Sec. 2256.0201. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; MUNICIPAL <br />UTILITY. (a) A municipality that owns a municipal electric <br />utility that is engaged in the distribution and sale of electric <br />energy or natural gas to the public may enter into a hedging <br />contract and related security and insurance agreements in relation <br />to fuel oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel, and electric energy to <br />protect against loss due to price fluctuations. A hedging <br />transaction must comply with the regulations of the Commodity <br />Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange <br />Commission. If there is a conflict between the municipal charter <br />23 <br />