CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 26 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our reports dated March 10, 2000, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appear in the January 31, 2000 Annual
Reports to Shareholders of Colonial Minnesota Tax-Exempt Fund, Colonial New York
Tax-Exempt Fund, Colonial North Carolina Tax-Exempt Fund and Colonial Ohio
Tax-Exempt Fund, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 26, 2000
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to
the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of our
reports dated March 11, 1999, relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights which appear in the January 31, 1999 Annual Reports to Shareholders
of the Colonial California Tax-Exempt Fund, Colonial Connecticut Tax-Exempt
Fund, Colonial Florida Tax-Exempt Fund, Colonial Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund
and Colonial Michigan Tax-Exempt Fund, which are incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such
Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 26, 2000
