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SIGNATURE LESLIE L. OGG
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
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EXHIBIT 77D
AXP California Tax-Exempt Trust
Changes in investment policies for the Six-month Period Ended 12/31/99 for:
AXP CALIFORNIA TAX-EXEMPT TRUST
[For all Funds that have a 5% policy]
RESOLVED, That the 5% restriction on when-issued securities be eliminated.
[For all funds]
RESOLVED, That the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements provided AEFC
evaluates the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a repurchase agreement
and takes steps that are reasonably designed to ensure that the repurchase
agreement is fully collateralized.
