EX-24 4 j35o.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby each constitute and appoint Mark N. Jacobs, Steven F. Newman, Michael A. Rosenberg, Jeff Prusnofsky, Robert R. Mullery, Janette Farragher, and John B. Hammalian, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him, and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments to the Registration Statement of each Fund enumerated on Exhibit A hereto (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/ Stephen E. Canter November 15, 2001 --------------------- Stephen E. Canter President /s/ James Windels November 15, 2001 ----------------- James Windels Treasurer EXHIBIT A 1) Dreyfus A Bonds Plus, Inc. 2) Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc. 3) Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc. 4) Dreyfus BASIC GNMA Fund 5) Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc. 6) Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Fund, Inc. 7) Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund 8) Dreyfus California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 9) Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc. 10) Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund 11) Dreyfus Cash Management 12) Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc. 13) Dreyfus Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 14) Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc. 15) Dreyfus Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 16) Dreyfus Florida Municipal Money Market Fund 17) Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. 18) The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated 19) Dreyfus GNMA Fund, Inc. 20) Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds 21) Dreyfus Growth and Income Fund, Inc. 22) Dreyfus Growth and Value Funds, Inc. 23) Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc. 24) Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc. 25) Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund 26) Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Fund 27) Dreyfus Institutional Short Term Treasury Fund 28) Dreyfus Insured Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 29) Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 30) Dreyfus International Funds, Inc. 31) Dreyfus Investment Grade Bond Funds, Inc. 32) Dreyfus Investment Portfolios 33) The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc. 34) The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust 35) The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds 36) Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc. 37) Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc. 38) Dreyfus Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 39) Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund 40) Dreyfus Massachusetts Tax Exempt Bond Fund 41) Dreyfus MidCap Index Fund 42) Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc. 43) Dreyfus Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 44) Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus 45) Dreyfus Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc. 46) Dreyfus New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 47) Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 48) Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc. 49) Dreyfus New Leaders Fund, Inc. 50) Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management 51) Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc. 52) Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund 53) Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund 54) Dreyfus Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 55) Dreyfus Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund 56) Dreyfus Premier California Municipal Bond Fund 57) Dreyfus Premier Equity Funds, Inc. 58) Dreyfus Premier Fixed Income Funds 59) Dreyfus Premier GNMA Fund 60) Dreyfus Premier International Funds, Inc. 61) Dreyfus Premier Municipal Bond Fund 62) Dreyfus Premier New York Municipal Bond Fund 63) Dreyfus Premier Opportunity Funds 64) Dreyfus Premier State Municipal Bond Fund 65) Dreyfus Premier Third Century Fund, Inc. 66) Dreyfus Premier Value Equity Funds 67) Dreyfus Premier Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc. 68) Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund 69) Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 70) The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. 71) Dreyfus Stock Index Fund 72) Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management 73) The Dreyfus Premier Third Century Fund, Inc. 74) Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management 75) Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management 76) Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Intermediate Term Fund 77) Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund 78) Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund 79) Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund 80) Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc. 81) General California Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 82) General California Municipal Money Market Fund 83) General Government Securities Money Market Funds, Inc. 84) General Money Market Fund, Inc. 85) General Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 86) General Municipal Money Market Funds, Inc. 87) General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 88) General New York Municipal Money Market Fund 89) MPAM Funds Trust