Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state and all public officers, boards, and agencies, and political subdivisions and agencies of the state, all national banking associations, state banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, savings and loan associations, credit unions, investment companies, insurance companies, and other persons carrying on an investment business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued under this chapter, and the bonds are authorized security for all public deposits.
N.D.C.C. § 61-24-32