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RSA 6 State Treasurer and State Accounts

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6:8-d Strategic Reserve Established.

I. In this section: (a) "Exchange-Traded Product" or "ETP" means any financial instrument that is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Future Trading Commission, or the state securities commissioner that is traded on a United States-regulated exchange and derives its value from an underlying pool of assets, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, or indexes. (b) "Precious metal" means any of the following, whether in coin, bullion, or other form: (1) Silver; (2) Gold; or (3) Platinum. (c) "Qualified custodian" means any federal or state-chartered bank, trust company, or special purpose depository institution or a company regulated by the state which custodies digital assets for an approved exchange-traded product. (d) "Secure custody solution" means a technological product or blended product and service which has all of the following characteristics: (1) The cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets are exclusively known by and accessible by the government entity. (2) The cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets are exclusively contained within an encrypted environment and accessible only via end-to-end encrypted channels. (3) The cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets are never contained by, accessible by, or controllable via a smartphone. (4) Any hardware that contains the cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets is maintained in at least 2 geographically diversified specially designated secure data centers. (5) The secure custody solution enforces a multi-party governance structure for authorizing transactions, enforces user access controls, and logs all user-initiated actions. (6) The provider of the secure custody solution has implemented a disaster recovery protocol that ensures customer access to assets in the event the provider becomes unavailable. (7) The secure custody solution undergoes regular code audits and penetration testing from audit firms. II. Notwithstanding RSA 6:8, the state treasurer may invest a portion of public funds in precious metals and any digital assets with a market capitalization of over $500 billion averaged over the previous calendar year from the general fund, the revenue stabilization fund established in RSA 9:13-e, and any other funds as authorized by the legislature. III. The state treasurer shall not invest more than 5 percent of the total amount of public funds in any of the authorized investments under paragraph II. IV. Any digital assets acquired by any fund listed in paragraph II shall be held: (a) Directly by the state treasurer through the use of a secure custody solution; (b) On behalf of the state by a qualified custodian; or (c) In the form of an exchange traded product issued by a registered investment company. V. Any precious metals acquired under this chapter shall be held: (a) As an exchange traded product; (b) In physical form by a qualified custodian; or (c) Directly by the state in physical form or in conjunction with another state in a rule to be established by the treasurer. Source. 2025, 4:1, eff. July 5, 2025.

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6:8-d Strategic Reserve Established.

I. In this section: (a) "Exchange-Traded Product" or "ETP" means any financial instrument that is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Future Trading Commission, or the state securities commissioner that is traded on a United States-regulated exchange and derives its value from an underlying pool of assets, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, or indexes. (b) "Precious metal" means any of the following, whether in coin, bullion, or other form: (1) Silver; (2) Gold; or (3) Platinum. (c) "Qualified custodian" means any federal or state-chartered bank, trust company, or special purpose depository institution or a company regulated by the state which custodies digital assets for an approved exchange-traded product. (d) "Secure custody solution" means a technological product or blended product and service which has all of the following characteristics: (1) The cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets are exclusively known by and accessible by the government entity. (2) The cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets are exclusively contained within an encrypted environment and accessible only via end-to-end encrypted channels. (3) The cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets are never contained by, accessible by, or controllable via a smartphone. (4) Any hardware that contains the cryptographic private keys that secure digital assets is maintained in at least 2 geographically diversified specially designated secure data centers. (5) The secure custody solution enforces a multi-party governance structure for authorizing transactions, enforces user access controls, and logs all user-initiated actions. (6) The provider of the secure custody solution has implemented a disaster recovery protocol that ensures customer access to assets in the event the provider becomes unavailable. (7) The secure custody solution undergoes regular code audits and penetration testing from audit firms. II. Notwithstanding RSA 6:8, the state treasurer may invest a portion of public funds in precious metals and any digital assets with a market capitalization of over $500 billion averaged over the previous calendar year from the general fund, the revenue stabilization fund established in RSA 9:13-e, and any other funds as authorized by the legislature. III. The state treasurer shall not invest more than 5 percent of the total amount of public funds in any of the authorized investments under paragraph II. IV. Any digital assets acquired by any fund listed in paragraph II shall be held: (a) Directly by the state treasurer through the use of a secure custody solution; (b) On behalf of the state by a qualified custodian; or (c) In the form of an exchange traded product issued by a registered investment company. V. Any precious metals acquired under this chapter shall be held: (a) As an exchange traded product; (b) In physical form by a qualified custodian; or (c) Directly by the state in physical form or in conjunction with another state in a rule to be established by the treasurer. Source. 2025, 4:1, eff. July 5, 2025.

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