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Certified Resolution
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The undersigned, Gifford R. Zimmerman, hereby certifies, on behalf of Nuveen
Flagship Multistate Trust III (the "Fund"), (1) that he is the duly elected,
qualified and acting Secretary of the Fund, and that as such Secretary he has
custody of its corporate books and records, (2) that attached to this
Certificate is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board
of Trustees of the Fund at a meeting held on February 11, 2000, and (3) that
said resolution has not been amended or rescinded and remains in full force and
effect.
September 15, 2000
/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
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Gifford R. Zimmerman, Secretary
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RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund be, and each of them hereby is,
authorized in the name and on behalf of the Fund to execute and cause to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission such amendment or amendments
to the Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A, including the registration of
additional shares pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, as such officer shall deem necessary or desirable, such
determination to be conclusively evidenced by his or their execution of such an
amendment to the registration statement.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund be, and each of them hereby is,
authorized to execute, file or cause to be filed all such instruments and
documents, and make or cause to be made all such payments, and do or cause to be
done all such other acts and things as they may deem necessary or desirable in
order to effect the filing of such amendments of the registration statement.
