POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitute and appoint Mark N. Jacobs, Steven
Newman, Michael Rosenberg, Jeff Prusnofsky, Robert Mullery, Janette Farragher,
Mark Kornfeld and John Hammalian, and each of them, with full power to act
without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her, and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to
sign any and all amendments to the Registration Statement of Dreyfus
Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (including post-effective amendments and
amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their
or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/s/ Joseph S. Dimartino March 22, 2000
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Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ Lucy Wilson Benson March 22, 2000
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Lucy Wilson Benson
/s/ David W. Burke March 22, 2000
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David W. Burke
/s/ Martin D. Fife March 22, 2000
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Martin D. Fife
/s/ Whitney I. Gerard March 22, 2000
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Whitney I. Gerard
/s/ Ambassador Arthur A. Harmtan March 22, 2000
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Ambassador Arthur A. Hartman
/s/ George L. Perry March 22, 2000
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George L. Perry
/s/ Paul D. Wolfowitz March 22, 2000
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Paul D. Wolfowitz
