CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated July 19, 1999, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights of Evergreen High Grade Municipal
Bond Fund, Evergreen Municipal Bond Fund and Evergreen Short-Intermediate
Municipal Fund, which appears in the May 31, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders
of Evergreen National Municipal Bond Funds, which is also incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 26, 2000
