(2) Subject to rules adopted by the Public Employees Retirement Board under ORS 243.470, the assets of the Deferred Compensation Fund may be commingled with the assets of the Public Employees Retirement Fund for investment purposes in a group trust or by other means.
(3) The limitations imposed on the use of the Deferred Compensation Fund by subsection (1) of this section do not affect any law of this state that authorizes the manner in which moneys in the fund may be invested. [1997 c.179 §3]