POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes, designates and appoints Howard Surloff, Vincent B. Tritto, Denis Molleur, Edward Baer, Brian Kindelan, Robert Putney, Douglas McCormack and Adam Wasserman of BlackRock, Inc., and Michael Hoffman, Cheri Hoff, Michael D. Saarinen and Peter Lin of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone and without the other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all statements on Form ID (including, but not limited to, obtaining the Central Index Key ("CIK") and the CIK confirmation code ("CCC") from the Securities and Exchange Commission), Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required by the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents in connection with such statements, respecting each BlackRock closed-end investment company listed on Annex A hereto and as may be formed from time to time.

This power of attorney supersedes any previous versions of same, and shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by the undersigned, and shall be automatically revoked with respect to any attorney in the event that such attorney is no longer affiliated with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP or BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates (as the case may be).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the 29^thday of October 2007.

	By:	/s/ Henry Gabbay
		Henry Gabbay

Annex A

EcoSolutions Investment Trust

International Growth and Income Trust

Global Equity Income Trust

Real Asset Equity Trust

World Investment Trust

Enhanced Dividend Achievers Trust

Global Opportunities Equity Trust

Health Sciences Trust

Global Energy and Resources Trust

S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust

Strategic Dividend Achievers Trust

Dividend Achievers Trust

Global Floating Rate Income Trust

Limited Duration Income Trust

Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust

Preferred Opportunity Trust

Core Bond Trust

Strategic Bond Trust

Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc.

High Income Shares

High Yield Trust

Income Trust Inc.

Income Opportunity Trust Inc.

Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc.

Insured Municipal Income Trust

Insured Municipal Term Trust Inc.

Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.

Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

Municipal 2018 Term Trust

Municipal 2020 Term Trust

Municipal Bond Trust

Municipal Income Trust

Municipal Income Trust II

Strategic Municipal Trust

California Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc.

California Insured Municipal Income Trust

California Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.

California Municipal 2018 Term Trust

California Municipal Bond Trust

California Municipal Income Trust

California Municipal Income Trust II

Florida Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust

Florida Insured Municipal Income Trust

Florida Investment Quality Municipal Trust

Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust

Florida Municipal Bond Trust

Florida Municipal Income Trust

Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.

New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

New Jersey Municipal Income Trust

New York Insured Municipal 2008 Term Trust Inc.

New York Insured Municipal Income Trust

New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.

New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust

New York Municipal Bond Trust

New York Municipal Income Trust

New York Municipal Income Trust II

Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust

Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

S&P 500 Protected Equity Fund, Inc.

Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

MuniYield Florida Insured Fund

MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniYield New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniYield Pennsylvania Insured Fund

Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.

Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

MmiHoldings Fund, Inc.

MuniHoldings Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniVest Fund II, Inc.

MuniVest Fund, Inc.

MuniHoldings Florida Insured Fund

MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund, Inc.

Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.

Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. II

Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.

Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.

Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.

MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.

MuniHoldings Insured Fund II, Inc.

MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

MuniYield Fund, Inc.

MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc.

MuniYield California Fund, Inc.

MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc.

MuniYield Florida Fund

MuniYieId Michigan Insured Fund II, Inc.

MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.

MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc.

Enhanced Capital and Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Enhanced Equity Yield & Premium Fund, Inc.

Enhanced Equity Yield Fund, Inc.

Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.

Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge Advantage

BlackRock Multi-Strategy Hedge Opportunities LLC

The Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust

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