N-CSR 1 arfli.htm T. Rowe Price Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund


Item 1: Report to Shareholders

T. Rowe Price Annual Report
 Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund February 28, 2005 

The views and opinions in this report were current as of February 28, 2005. They are not guarantees of performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the managers reserve the right to change their views about individual stocks, sectors, and the markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the fund’s future investment intent. The report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires mutual funds and other public companies to affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects.

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Fellow Shareholders

Tax-free bonds generally produced positive returns and outperformed their taxable counterparts in the one-year period ended February 28, 2005. Most of the municipal market’s gains occurred in the last six months—a period characterized by rising short-term interest rates, steady economic growth, elevated oil prices, and an unexpected decline in long-term interest rates. Your fund posted slight gains in both periods. Since our report last August, your fund paid a dividend of $0.20 a share.

MARKET ENVIRONMENT

At the beginning of our fiscal year 12 months ago, the economy was growing vigorously, and the Federal Reserve prepared to begin unwinding, at a “measured” pace, the accommodative monetary policy that it initiated in January 2001. Despite a brief period of uncertainty about the economic outlook related to geopolitical concerns, rising oil prices, and a tight presidential race, the central bank, beginning in June 2004, gradually lifted the federal funds target rate from 1.00% to 2.50%, a three-year high.


As shown in the graph, municipal money market yields rose steadily for most of the last year. Long-term rates, on the other hand, declined after peaking in the spring of 2004—the opposite of what one would expect when the Fed is raising short-term rates. The result was that longer-term municipal securities outperformed short- and intermediate-term bonds in the last six months and for our entire fiscal year.

MUNICIPAL MARKET NEWS

New municipal supply in 2004 totaled $360 billion, approximately 6.3% below the previous year’s record $384 billion (according to The Bond Buyer). While still high from a historical perspective, the increased participation of property and casualty insurance companies and other nontraditional buyers of municipal securities easily absorbed supply, which reduced downward pressure on municipal bond prices. In addition, many states have recovered nicely from the 2001 recession. Higher-than-anticipated revenues, spending cuts, and fee increases have improved many states’ finances and reduced the need to borrow.

Local governments and school districts are also participating in the states’ recovery in that they are receiving more in assistance and transfers. Local governments also benefited from three years of rising housing prices that, in turn, increased property tax receipts, which are most localities’ primary revenue source. Broadly speaking, the outlook for public finance is brighter, though escalating pension and benefit costs may limit further improvement.

FLORIDA MARKET NEWS

Despite a pummeling from four hurricanes and one tropical storm that did considerable damage across the state in 2004, Florida’s economy continued to improve. The unemployment rate remained at 4.5%, well below the national level of 5.4%. The state service and trade sectors continued to absorb workers, and Florida should reap the benefits of a global recovery and increased business travel.

Even though the summer storms damaged or destroyed thousands of businesses and homes, total state tax collections were revised upward 2.4% in November. Through December 2004, sales tax collections reached $8.1 billion, 1% ahead of estimates, and corporate income tax collections amounted to $869 million, 10.3% greater than forecast. The state also expects collections of its intangibles tax—levied on financial assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and limited partnership interests—to exceed original estimates, although Governor Jeb Bush has revived a proposal to phase out this tax.

The state’s fiscal management team projects that at the end of fiscal year 2005 (June 30, 2005), the state’s Working Capital Fund will contain $518 million and the Budget Stabilization Fund $999 million.

These unreserved balances will enable Florida to meet its constitutional budget stabilization reserve requirement of 5% of revenues and its goal of maintaining a working capital reserve. In the event of unexpected revenue shortfalls, these unencumbered balances give the state a comfortable fiscal cushion.

During the first quarter of calendar year 2005, the three major credit rating agencies revised their ratings on the state’s general obligation bonds. Moody’s Investors Service revised the state’s rating to Aa1 from Aa2 and placed a stable outlook on the state’s credit rating. Standard & Poor’s elevated the state’s rating to AAA from AA+ and maintained its stable outlook. Fitch Ratings upgraded the state’s rating to AA+ from AA.

Florida’s debt remains moderate, measuring $929 per capita. Municipalities in Florida issued $12.93 billion of debt in 2004, making Florida the nation’s seventh-largest issuer of local debt. During the first half of 2005, the state is expected to issue a modest amount of debt.

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

Your fund returned 0.66% for the last six months and 0.40% for the one-year period ended February 28, 2005. Although returns were meager in absolute terms, the fund surpassed its Lipper benchmark for both periods, as shown in the Performance Comparison table.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON   
Periods Ended 2/28/05  6 Months  12 Months 
Florida Intermediate     
Tax-Free Fund     0.66%         0.40% 
Lipper Florida Intermediate     
Municipal Debt Funds Average     0.63         0.10 

The fund’s long-term record relative to its competitors continues to be outstanding. Since its inception on March 31, 1993, Lipper ranked the fund at the top of the Florida intermediate debt category for the period ended December 31, 2004. Based on total return, Lipper ranked the Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund 8 out of 19, 5 out of 16, 4 out of 16, and 2 out of 11 funds for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended on December 31, 2004, respectively. For the period that runs from the fund’s inception through the end of 2004, the fund ranks 1 out of 6 funds. Results will vary for other time periods. Past performance cannot guarantee future results, and there is no assurance that the fund will retain its number 1 ranking.

Our strategy for the past year has been to keep the fund’s average maturity shorter than its benchmark, allowing the fund to benefit from the rise in short-term rates that began in June 2004 when the Federal Reserve initiated its tightening process. In the past six months, the fund began purchasing longer-term issues—mainly in the 15- to 20-year range—with short calls, which means that the issuer has the right to redeem these bonds well before their maturity date. Given the interest rate conditions, we believed these bonds offered the most value.

PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS   
Periods Ended  8/31/04  2/28/05 
Price Per Share  $11.08  $10.95 
Dividends Per Share     
         For 6 months  0.21  0.20 
         For 12 months  0.42  0.41 
30-Day Dividend Yield *  3.77%  3.68% 
30-Day Standardized     
Yield to Maturity  2.32  2.52 
Weighted Average Maturity (years) 6.8  7.4 
Weighted Average Effective     
Duration (years)  3.9  4.2 
* Dividends earned for the last 30 days of each period indicated 
are annualized and divided by the fund’s net asset value at 
the end of the period.     

The effect of these purchases can be seen in the fund’s weighted average maturity and duration—a measure of the fund’s sensitivity to interest rates. By the end of the reporting period, both measures had lengthened slightly from six months earlier. We remain more enthusiastic about the longer end of the market, as shown in the Portfolio Characteristics table above. As the Fed continues raising short-term rates, we believe that yields on shorter-term bonds will go up more than their longer-term counterparts.

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION   
  Percent of  Percent of 
  Net Assets  Net Assets 
Periods Ended  8/31/04  2/28/05 
Dedicated Tax Revenue  23.7%  30.5% 
General Obligations - Local  15.7  11.6 
General Obligations - State  9.1  10.5 
Electric Revenue  8.9  6.4 
Hospital Revenue  5.6  5.9 
Water and Sewer Revenue  8.0  5.7 
Ground Transportation Revenue  6.1  5.7 
Prerefunded Bonds  4.4  4.7 
Solid Waste Revenue  2.8  2.6 
Air and Sea Transportation Revenue 2.0  1.9 
All Other Sectors  12.7  12.6 
Other Assets Less Liabilities  1.0  1.9 
Total  100.0%  100.0% 
Historical weightings reflect current industry/sector 
classifications.     

In the past six months, we increased the fund’s allocation to dedicated tax revenue bonds and decreased our holdings of local-issued general obligation (GO) bonds. Despite moving away from highly rated GO bonds, which the issuer backs with its full faith and credit, the fund was able to maintain its high average credit quality, with more than 99% of portfolio holdings rated AAA or AA. The dedicated tax revenue bonds we purchased had high credit quality and were insured. In addition, the fund benefited handsomely from the credit agencies’ upgrading of Florida’s state-issued GO bonds, which affected about 10% of the fund’s portfolio.


OUTLOOK

While heightened energy prices may dampen consumer spending, strong fundamentals support our outlook for sustained economic expansion. Because the Fed remains committed to removing monetary policy accommodation, interest rates along the yield curve are more likely to rise than fall, suggesting a more challenging bond market environment in the period ahead.

Although it may be time for renewed caution regarding fixed-income investments, we believe several factors are likely to temper a broad increase in interest rates. First, the current cyclical increase in inflation may be modest compared with previous inflationary periods, as forces that encourage price increases—such as dollar weakness and a tighter labor market—may be offset to some degree by forces that tend to restrain inflation, including productivity gains and intense global price competition. Second, reduced supply in a higher interest rate environment should lead to less refinancing issuance, less borrowing, and generally better fiscal conditions. Third, the greater transparency of the Federal Open Market Committee process, as evidenced by the earlier publication of Fed meeting minutes, may lessen the prospect for a surprise rate hike by the central bank and should help mitigate any overreaction to new economic data. We remain cautious about the short-term interest rate outlook, but we believe that we can use the rise in yields to lock in higher rates and increase the income your fund produces. Florida’s economy remains strong, the population continues to grow, and the state and local governments’ finances are in excellent shape.

Respectively submitted,


Charles B. Hill

Chairman of the Fund’s Investment Advisory Committee

March 14, 2005

The committee chairman has day-to-day responsibility for managing the portfolio and works with committee members in developing and executing the fund’s investment program.

RISKS OF INVESTING IN MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

Funds that invest in municipal securities are subject to price declines due to rising interest rates, with long-term securities generally most sensitive to rate fluctuations. Other risks include credit rating downgrades, defaults on scheduled interest and principal payments, and the possibility that municipal securities will, because of legislation, lose their advantage as a source of tax-free income.

GLOSSARY

Average maturity: The average of the stated maturity dates of a bond or money market portfolio’s securities. The average maturity for a money market fund is measured in days, whereas a bond fund’s average maturity is measured in years. In general, the longer the average maturity, the greater the fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes, which means greater price fluctuation.

Basis point: One one-hundredth of one percentage point, or 0.01%.

Duration: The average time (expressed in years) needed for an investor to receive the present value of the future cash flows on a fixed-income investment. It is used to measure a bond or bond fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes. For example, a fund with a five-year duration would fall about 5% in price in response to a one-percentage-point increase in interest rates, and vice versa.

Fed funds target rate: An overnight lending rate set by the Federal Reserve and used by banks to meet reserve requirements. Banks also use the fed funds rate as a benchmark for their prime lending rates.

General obligation debt: A government’s strongest pledge that obligates its full faith and credit, including, if necessary, its ability to raise taxes.

Lipper average: Consists of all the mutual funds in a particular category as tracked by Lipper Inc.

GROWTH OF $10,000 

This chart shows the value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund over the past 10 fiscal year periods or since inception (for funds lacking 10-year records). The result is compared with benchmarks, which may include a broad-based market index and a peer group average or index. Market indexes do not include expenses, which are deducted from fund returns as well as mutual fund averages and indexes.


AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPOUND TOTAL RETURN 

This table shows how the fund and its benchmarks would have performed each year if their actual (or cumulative) returns for the periods shown were earned at a constant rate.

Periods Ended 2/28/05  1 Year  5 Years  10 Years 
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund  0.40%   5.53%  5.13% 
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond 1-15 Year       
Blend (1-17 Maturity) Index  1.68   6.35  6.05 
Lipper Florida Intermediate Municipal Debt       
Funds Average  0.10   5.09  4.65 
 
Average annual total return figures include changes in principal value, reinvested dividends, and capi- 
tal gain distributions. Returns do not reflect taxes that the shareholder may pay on fund distributions 
or the redemption of fund shares. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. When assessing 
performance, shareholders should consider both short- and long-term returns.     

FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLE 

As a mutual fund shareholder, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs such as redemption fees or sales loads and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the most recent six-month period and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table (“Actual”) provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with your account balance, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information on the second line of the table (“Hypothetical”) is based on hypothetical account values and expenses derived from the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Note: T. Rowe Price charges an annual small-account maintenance fee of $10, generally for accounts with less than $2,000 ($500 for UGMA/UTMA). The fee is waived for any investor whose T. Rowe Price mutual fund accounts total $25,000 or more, accounts employing automatic investing, and IRAs and other retirement plan accounts that utilize a prototype plan sponsored by T. Rowe Price (although a separate custodial or administrative fee may apply to such accounts). This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption fees or sales loads. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. To the extent a fund charges transaction costs, however, the total cost of owning that fund is higher.

T. ROWE PRICE FLORIDA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE FUND 
 
  Beginning  Ending  Expenses Paid 
  Account Value  Account Value  During Period* 
  9/1/04  2/28/05  9/1/04 to 2/28/05 
Actual  $1,000.00  $1,006.60  $2.79 
Hypothetical (assumes 5%       
return before expenses)  1,000.00  1,022.02  2.81 
* Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six-month period (0.56%), multi- 
 plied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most 
 recent fiscal half year (181) divided by the days in the year (365) to reflect the half-year period. 

QUARTER-END RETURNS 
Periods Ended 12/31/04  1 Year  5 Years  10 Years 
 
Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund  2.13%   5.61%  5.56% 
Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond 1-15 Year       
Blend (1-17 Maturity) Index  3.56   6.45  6.53 
Lipper Florida Intermediate Municipal Debt       
Funds Average  1.83   5.18  5.11 
 
Current performance may be higher or lower than the quoted past performance, which can- 
not guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary, and you may 
have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. For the most recent month-end performance 
information, please visit our Web site (troweprice.com) or contact a T. Rowe Price represen- 
tative at 1-800-225-5132.       
 
This table provides returns net of all expenses through the most recent calendar quarter-end rather than 
through the end of the fund’s fiscal period. Average annual total returns include changes in principal 
value, reinvested dividends, and capital gain distributions. Returns do not reflect taxes that the share- 
holder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.     

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS        For a share outstanding throughout each period 
 
    Year                 
    Ended                 
    2/28/05**    2/29/04    2/28/03    2/28/02    2/28/01 
NET ASSET VALUE                     
Beginning of period  $  11.32  $  11.23  $  10.93  $  10.76  $  10.24 
 
Investment activities                     
 Net investment income (loss)    0.41    0.43    0.45    0.45    0.47 
 Net realized and                     
 unrealized gain (loss)    (0.37)    0.09    0.30    0.17    0.52 
 Total from                     
 investment activities    0.04    0.52    0.75    0.62    0.99 
 
Distributions                     
 Net investment income    (0.41)    (0.43)    (0.45)    (0.45)    (0.47) 
 
NET ASSET VALUE                     
End of period  $  10.95  $  11.32  $  11.23  $  10.93  $  10.76 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                     
Total return^    0.40%    4.71%    6.98%    5.92%    9.86% 
Ratio of total expenses to                     
average net assets    0.55%    0.55%    0.54%    0.56%    0.59% 
Ratio of net investment                     
income (loss) to average                     
net assets    3.72%    3.82%    4.03%    4.19%    4.46% 
Portfolio turnover rate    18.2%    17.3%    12.8%    15.3%    19.5% 
Net assets, end of period                     
(in thousands)  $  113,557  $  118,259  $  112,202  $  105,433  $  92,003 

^ Total return reflects the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in the fund during each period, 
   assuming reinvestment of all distributions. 
** Per share amounts calculated using average shares outstanding method. 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

 PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (1)  $ Par  Value 
(Amounts in 000s)     
 
FLORIDA 93.0%     
Alachua County HFA, Oak Hammock Univ.     
VRDN (Currently 1.80%)  100  100 
Broward County, GO     
               5.25%, 1/1/15  2,000  2,187 
               5.25%, 1/1/18  2,000  2,182 
Broward County     
               5.00%, 12/1/06  1,800  1,866 
       Water & Sewer, 5.00%, 10/1/15 (AMBAC Insured)  1,425  1,557 
Broward County Airport, 5.25%, 10/1/10 (MBIA Insured) #  2,000  2,143 
Collier County, Gas Tax, 5.25%, 6/1/14 (AMBAC Insured)  500  555 
Coral Gables HFA     
       Baptist Health     
               4.00%, 8/15/05  250  252 
               5.00%, 8/15/06  400  412 
Delray Beach, GO, Decade of Excellence     
5.00%, 2/1/13 (FSA Insured)  1,000  1,099 
Duval County School Dist., GO, COP, 5.75%, 7/1/16 (FSA Insured)  2,000  2,208 
Florida     
               5.25%, 7/1/06 (FGIC Insured)  1,550  1,606 
               5.375%, 7/1/14 (FGIC Insured)  2,000  2,228 
               5.50%, 7/1/12 (FGIC Insured)  2,500  2,815 
               5.50%, 7/1/13 (FGIC Insured)  1,000  1,118 
               5.50%, 7/1/16 (FGIC Insured)  1,000  1,114 
Florida Board of Ed., GO     
               5.00%, 6/1/08  1,750  1,868 
               5.00%, 6/1/12 (FGIC Insured)  1,250  1,368 
               5.00%, 6/1/14  2,000  2,176 
               5.125%, 6/1/13  2,500  2,723 
               5.25%, 1/1/13  2,360  2,533 
               5.25%, 1/1/14  1,170  1,255 
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection     
               5.00%, 7/1/12 (MBIA Insured)  2,500  2,748 
               5.25%, 7/1/14 (FGIC Insured)  2,000  2,217 
Florida Dept. of Natural Resources     
       Documentary Stamp Tax     
               5.50%, 7/1/09 (FSA Insured)  3,000  3,302 
               5.75%, 7/1/07 (AMBAC Insured)  1,000  1,070 
               6.00%, 7/1/06 (MBIA Insured)  1,850  1,935 
               6.00%, 7/1/08 (AMBAC Insured)  2,645  2,909 
Florida DOT     
       Florida Turnpike Revenue     
               5.25%, 7/1/08 (FSA Insured)  3,000  3,232 
               5.25%, 7/1/11 (MBIA Insured)  1,950  2,106 
Florida HFC     
       Multi-Family Housing     
               5.80%, 8/1/08 (Prerefunded 8/1/06†)  1,000  1,065 
               5.80%, 8/1/08 (Prerefunded 8/1/06†)  1,000  1,065 
Hillsborough County School Dist.     
               5.00%, 10/1/18 (AMBAC Insured)  1,000  1,088 
               5.375%, 10/1/14 (AMBAC Insured)  1,500  1,682 
Indian Trace Community Dev. Dist.     
               5.50%, 5/1/06 (MBIA Insured)  1,215  1,247 
               5.50%, 5/1/07 (MBIA Insured)  550  564 
Jacksonville     
               5.25%, 10/1/19 (MBIA Insured) #  1,500  1,625 
               5.375%, 10/1/17 (FGIC Insured)  1,000  1,109 
Jacksonville Electric Auth.     
               5.25%, 10/1/12 (Prerefunded 10/1/07†)  1,930  2,074 
       Johns River Power Park, 5.00%, 10/1/09 (AMBAC Insured)  2,100  2,278 
Jacksonville HFA     
       Baptist Health     
               VRDN (Currently 1.83%)  100  100 
               5.00%, 8/15/11 (MBIA Insured)  750  792 
Kissimmee Water & Sewer Systems, 5.50%, 10/1/11     
(Escrowed to Maturity) (FGIC Insured)  1,500  1,666 
Lakeland Electric & Water, 6.55%, 10/1/07 (FSA Insured)  1,095  1,197 
Lee County IDA, 5.80%, 11/1/11 (MBIA Insured) #  1,325  1,395 
Martin County, Utility Systems, 5.50%, 10/1/16 (FGIC Insured)  1,260  1,416 
Miami-Dade County, GO, 5.25%, 11/1/16 (MBIA Insured)  660  726 
Miami-Dade County EFA, Univ. of Miami     
5.00%, 4/1/18 (AMBAC Insured)  1,750  1,881 
Orange County     
             5.125%, 1/1/16 (FGIC Insured)  2,580  2,804 
             5.60%, 10/1/07 (Prerefunded 10/1/07†) (FGIC Insured)  500  520 
Orange County HFA, Nemours Foundation Project, 5.00%, 1/1/20  1,245  1,335 
Orlando-Orange County Expressway Auth.     
6.50%, 7/1/10 (FGIC Insured)  1,000  1,161 
Osceola County, GO, 5.50%, 10/1/16 (FGIC Insured)  1,000  1,124 
Osceola County HFA, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society     
5.50%, 5/1/05 (AMBAC Insured)  735  739 
Palm Beach County     
     Criminal Justice Fac., 5.75%, 6/1/13 (FGIC Insured)  3,700  4,266 
     Public Improvement, 5.00%, 8/1/07  2,810  2,962 
Pasco County, 5.75%, 4/1/05 (AMBAC Insured) #  1,130  1,133 
Pinellas County, 5.00%, 10/1/10 (FSA Insured)  1,910  2,089 
Polk County Transportation Improvement, 5.625%, 12/1/15     
(Prerefunded 12/1/10†) (FSA Insured)  500  569 
Reedy Creek Improvement Dist.     
             5.125%, 10/1/14 (MBIA Insured)  1,525  1,663 
     GO, 5.00%, 6/1/17 (AMBAC Insured)  1,775  1,907 
Saint Augustine, 5.00%, 10/1/24 (AMBAC Insured)  2,400  2,539 
Santa Rosa County HFA, Baptist Health Care, Pensacola     
VRDN (Currently 1.87%)  765  765 
Venice Health Care, Bon Secours Health System     
5.40%, 8/15/08 (MBIA Insured)  1,290  1,364 
West Orange Healthcare Dist., 5.50%, 2/1/10  750  819 
Total Florida (Cost $101,034)    105,613 
 
PUERTO RICO 5.1%     
Puerto Rico Electric Power Auth., 5.25%, 7/1/14 (MBIA Insured)  2,000  2,173 
Puerto Rico Ind., Tourist, Ed., Medical & Environmental Fac.     
Ascension Health, 6.375%, 11/15/15  750  840 
Puerto Rico Municipal Fin. Agency, GO     
5.875%, 8/1/14 (FSA Insured)  1,500  1,687 
Puerto Rico Public Fin. Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/29     
(Tender 2/1/12) (MBIA Insured)  1,000  1,104 
Total Puerto Rico (Cost $5,435)    5,804 
 
Total Investments in Securities     
98.1% of Net Assets (Cost $106,469)  $  111,417 

(1)  Denominated in U.S. dollars unless other- 
  wise noted 
#  Interest subject to alternative minimum tax 
  Used in determining portfolio maturity 
AMBAC  AMBAC Assurance Corp. 
COP  Certificates of Participation 
DOT  Department of Transportation 
EFA  Educational Facility Authority 
FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company 
FSA  Financial Security Assurance Inc. 
GO  General Obligation 
HFA  Health Facility Authority 
HFC  Housing Finance Corp. 
IDA  Industrial Development Authority/Agency 
MBIA  MBIA Insurance Corp. 
VRDN  Variable-Rate Demand Note; rate shown is 
  effective rate at period-end 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES     
(In thousands except shares and per share amounts)     
           Assets     
           Investments in securities, at value (cost $106,469)  $  111,417 
           Cash    30 
           Interest receivable    1,296 
           Receivable for investment securities sold    2,109 
           Receivable for shares sold    28 
           Other assets    8 
           Total assets    114,888 
 
           Liabilities     
           Investment management fees payable    32 
           Payable for investment securities purchased    1,114 
           Payable for shares redeemed    32 
           Due to affiliates    9 
           Other liabilities    144 
           Total liabilities    1,331 
 
           NET ASSETS  $  113,557 
           Net Assets Consist of:     
           Undistributed net realized gain (loss)    (422) 
           Net unrealized gain (loss)    4,948 
           Paid-in-capital applicable to 10,366,560 no par     
           value shares of beneficial interest outstanding;     
           unlimited number of shares authorized    109,031 
 
           NET ASSETS  $  113,557 
 
           NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE  $  10.95 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     
($ 000s)     
    Year 
    Ended 
    2/28/05 
           Investment Income (Loss)     
           Interest income  $  4,735 
           Expenses     
               Investment management    403 
               Custody and accounting    97 
               Shareholder servicing    57 
               Prospectus and shareholder reports    21 
               Legal and audit    15 
               Registration    8 
               Trustees    5 
               Miscellaneous    6 
               Total expenses    612 
               Expenses paid indirectly    (2) 
               Net expenses    610 
           Net investment income (loss)    4,125 
 
           Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     
           Net realized gain (loss)     
               Securities    126 
               Futures    (34) 
               Net realized gain (loss)    92 
           Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities    (4,005) 
           Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    (3,913) 
 
           INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET     
           ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS  $  212 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS         
($ 000s)         
    Year     
    Ended     
    2/28/05    2/29/04 
 
           Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
           Operations         
               Net investment income (loss)  $  4,125  $  4,305 
               Net realized gain (loss)    92    (31) 
               Change in net unrealized gain (loss)    (4,005)    868 
               Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations    212    5,142 
 
           Distributions to shareholders         
               Net investment income    (4,124)    (4,305) 
 
           Capital share transactions *         
               Shares sold    26,040    37,390 
               Distributions reinvested    2,641    2,811 
               Shares redeemed    (29,471)    (34,981) 
               Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital         
               share transactions    (790)    5,220 
 
           Net Assets         
           Increase (decrease) during period    (4,702)    6,057 
           Beginning of period    118,259    112,202 
 
           End of period  $  113,557  $  118,259 
           (Including undistributed net investment income of $0 at         
           2/28/05 and $1 at 2/29/04)         
 
         *Share information         
               Shares sold    2,361    3,336 
               Distributions reinvested    240    251 
               Shares redeemed    (2,678)    (3,133) 
               Increase (decrease) in shares outstanding    (77)    454 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund (the fund), a nondiversified, open-end management investment company, is one portfolio established by the trust. The fund commenced operations on March 31, 1993. The fund seeks to provide a high level of income exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with moderate price fluctuation, by investing primarily in Florida municipal bonds.

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the use of estimates made by fund management.

Valuation The fund values its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the NYSE is open for business. Debt securities are generally traded in the over-the-counter market. Securities are valued at prices furnished by dealers who make markets in such securities or by an independent pricing service, which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities.

Financial futures contracts are valued at closing settlement prices.

Other investments, including restricted securities, and those for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund’s Board of Trustees.

Credits The fund earns credits on temporarily uninvested cash balances at the custodian that reduce the fund’s custody charges. Custody expense in the accompanying financial statements is presented before reduction for credits, which are reflected as expenses paid indirectly.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income, and Distributions Income and expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized for financial reporting purposes. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the identified cost basis. Payments (“variation margin”) made or received to settle the daily fluctuations in the value of futures contracts are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions are declared on a daily basis and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid by the fund, typically on an annual basis.

Other In the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Consistent with its investment objective, the fund engages in the following practices to manage exposure to certain risks or enhance performance. The investment objective, policies, program, and risk factors of the fund are described more fully in the fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

Futures Contracts During the year ended February 28, 2005, the fund was a party to futures contracts, which provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument at an agreed upon price, date, time, and place. Risks arise from possible illiquidity of the futures market and from movements in security values and/or interest rates.

Other Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $19,549,000 and $19,904,000, respectively, for the year ended February 28, 2005.

NOTE 3 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

No provision for federal income taxes is required since the fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its income and gains. Federal income tax regulations differ from generally accepted accounting principles; therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences.

Distributions during the year ended February 28, 2005 totaled $4,124,000 and were characterized as tax-exempt income for tax purposes. At February 28, 2005, the tax-basis components of net assets were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation  $  5,138,000 
Unrealized depreciation    (561,000) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    4,577,000 
Capital loss carryforwards    (51,000) 
Paid-in capital    109,031,000 
 
Net assets  $  113,557,000 

Federal income tax regulations require the fund to defer recognition of capital losses realized on certain futures transactions; accordingly, $371,000 of realized losses reflected in the accompanying financial statements have not been recognized for tax purposes as of February 28, 2005. The fund intends to retain realized gains to the extent of available capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes. As of February 28, 2005, the fund had $17,000 of capital loss carryforwards that expire in fiscal 2009 and $34,000 that expire in fiscal 2013.

For the year ended February 28, 2005, the fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications to reflect tax character. Reclassifications between income and gain relate primarily to differences between book/tax amortization policies. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

Undistributed net investment income  $  (2,000) 
Undistributed net realized gain    2,000 

At February 28, 2005, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $106,840,000.

NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The fund is managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (the manager or Price Associates), a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. The investment management agreement between the fund and the manager provides for an annual investment management fee, which is computed daily and paid monthly. The fee consists of an individual fund fee, equal to 0.05% of the fund’s average daily net assets, and the fund’s pro-rata share of a group fee. The group fee is calculated based on the combined net assets of certain mutual funds sponsored by Price Associates (the group) applied to a graduated fee schedule, with rates ranging from 0.48% for the first $1 billion of assets to 0.295% for assets in excess of $120 billion. The fund’s portion of the group fee is determined by the ratio of its average daily net assets to those of the group. At February 28, 2005, the effective annual group fee rate was 0.31%.

In addition, the fund has entered into service agreements with Price Associates and a wholly owned subsidiary of Price Associates (collectively, Price). Price Associates computes the daily share price and maintains the financial records of the fund. T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., provides shareholder and administrative services in its capacity as the fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For the year ended February 28, 2005, expenses incurred pursuant to these service agreements were $64,000 for Price Associates and $43,000 for T. Rowe Price Services. The total amount payable at period end pursuant to these service agreements is reflected as due to affiliates in the accompanying financial statements.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

To the Board of Trustees of T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust and Shareholders of T. Rowe Price Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of T. Rowe Price Florida Intermediate Tax-Free Fund (one of the portfolios comprising T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at February 28, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
April 11, 2005

TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED 2/28/05 

We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.

The fund’s distributions to shareholders included $4,118,000 which qualified as exempt-interest dividends.

INFORMATION ON PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RECORDS 

A description of the policies and procedures used by T. Rowe Price funds and portfolios to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in each fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which you may request by calling 1-800-225-5132 or by accessing the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. The description of our proxy voting policies and procedures is also available on our Web site, www.troweprice.com. To access it, click on the words “Company Info” at the top of our homepage for individual investors. Then, in the window that appears, click on the “Proxy Voting Policy” navigation button in the top left corner.

Each fund’s most recent annual proxy voting record is available on our Web site and through the SEC’s Web site. To access it through our Web site, follow the directions above, then click on the words “Proxy Voting Record” at the bottom of the Proxy Voting Policy page.

HOW TO OBTAIN QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 

The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available electronically on the SEC’s Web site (www.sec.gov); hard copies may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth St. N.W., Washington, DC 20549. For more information on the Public Reference Room, call 1-800-SEC-0330.

ABOUT THE FUNDS TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS 

Your fund is governed by a Board of Trustees that meets regularly to review investments, performance, expenses, and other business matters, and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The majority of the fund’s trustees are independent of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price); “inside” trustees are officers of T. Rowe Price. The Board of Trustees elects the fund’s officers, who are listed in the final table. The business address of each trustee and officer is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the fund trustees and is available without charge by calling a T. Rowe Price representative at 1-800-225-5132.

Independent Trustees   
 
Name   
(Year of Birth)  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and 
Year Elected*  Directorships of Other Public Companies 
 
Anthony W. Deering  Chairman, Exeter Capital, LLC, a private investment firm (2004 to 
(1945)  present); Director, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer, 
1986  The Rouse Company, real estate developers (1997 to 2004); Director, 
  Mercantile Bank (4/03 to present) 
 
Donald W. Dick, Jr.  Principal, EuroCapital Advisors, LLC, an acquisition and management 
(1943)  advisory firm; Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, 
2001  The Haven Group, a custom manufacturer of modular homes 
  (1/04 to present) 
 
David K. Fagin  Chairman and President, Nye Corporation (6/88 to present); Director, 
(1938)  Canyon Resources Corporation, Golden Star Resources Ltd. (5/00 to 
2001  present), and Pacific Rim Mining Corporation (2/02 to present) 
 
Karen N. Horn  Managing Director and President, Global Private Client Services, 
(1943)  Marsh Inc. (1999 to 2003); Managing Director and Head of 
2003  International Private Banking, Bankers Trust (1996 to 1999); Director, 
  Eli Lilly and Company and Georgia Pacific (5/04 to present) 
 
F. Pierce Linaweaver  President, F. Pierce Linaweaver & Associates, Inc., consulting environ- 
(1934)  mental and civil engineers 
1986   
 
John G. Schreiber  Owner/President, Centaur Capital Partners, Inc., a real estate invest- 
(1946)  ment company; Partner, Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P.; 
1992  Director, AMLI Residential Properties Trust and The Rouse Company, 
  real estate developers 
 
* Each independent trustee oversees 112 T. Rowe Price portfolios and serves until retirement, resignation, 
 or election of a successor.   

Inside Trustees   
 
Name   
(Year of Birth)   
Year Elected*   
[Number of T. Rowe Price  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Directorships of 
Portfolios Overseen]  Other Public Companies 
 
Mary J. Miller, CFA  Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice President, T. Rowe 
(1955)  Price Group, Inc.; President, State Tax-Free Income Trust 
2004   
[38]   
 
James S. Riepe  Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price; Vice Chairman of the 
(1943)  Board, Director, and Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.; 
1986  Chairman of the Board and Director, T. Rowe Price Global Asset 
[112]  Management Limited, T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services 
  Limited, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price 
  Retirement Plan Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Services, Inc.; 
  Chairman of the Board, Director, President, and Trust Officer, T. Rowe 
  Price Trust Company; Director, T. Rowe Price International, Inc.; 
  Chairman of the Board, State Tax-Free Income Trust 
 
* Each inside trustee serves until retirement, resignation, or election of a successor. 

Officers   
 
Name (Year of Birth)   
Title and Fund(s) Served  Principal Occupation(s) 
 
Stephen V. Booth, CPA  Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.,
(1961)  and T. Rowe Price Trust Company 
Vice President, State   
Tax-Free Income Trust   
 
Linda A. Brisson (1959)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 
Vice President, State Tax-   
Free Income Trust   
 
Steven G. Brooks, CFA  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 
(1954)   
Vice President, State   
Tax-Free Income Trust   
 
Joseph A. Carrier, CPA (1960)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price 
Treasurer, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services, 
  Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company 
 
Jonathan M. Chirunga (1966)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price; formerly 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Municipal Credit Analyst/Associate Director, 
  Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (to 2001) 
 
Maria H. Condez (1962)  Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Assistant Vice President, State Tax-Free Income   
Trust   
 
G. Richard Dent (1960)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc.; formerly Deputy General Counsel, 
  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation (to 2001) 
 
Roger L. Fiery III, CPA (1959)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price International, Inc., 
  and T. Rowe Price Trust Company 
 
John R. Gilner (1961)  Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, 
Chief Compliance Officer, State Tax-Free Income  T. Rowe Price; Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Trust  Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Investment 
  Services, Inc. 
 
Gregory S. Golczewski (1966)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Trust Company 
 
Charles B. Hill, CFA (1961)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Executive Vice President, State Tax-Free Income  Group, Inc. 
Trust   
 
Henry H. Hopkins (1942)  Director and Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Investment Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price 
  Services, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust 
  Company; Vice President, T. Rowe Price, 
  T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price 
  International, Inc., and T. Rowe Price 
  Retirement Plan Services, Inc. 
 
T. Dylan Jones (1971)  Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Assistant Vice President, State Tax-Free Income   
Trust   
 
Philip J. Kligman, CFA (1974)  Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Assistant Vice President, State Tax-Free   
Income Trust   
 
Marcy M. Lash (1963)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc. 
 
Alan D. Levenson, Ph.D. (1958)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc. 
 
Patricia B. Lippert (1953)  Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price and 
Secretary, State Tax-Free Income Trust  T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. 
 
Joseph K. Lynagh, CFA (1958)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Executive Vice President, State Tax-Free Income  Group, Inc. 
Trust   
 
Konstantine B. Mallas (1963)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Executive Vice President, State Tax-Free Income  Group, Inc. 
Trust   
 
James M. McDonald (1949)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company 
 
Hugh D. McGuirk, CFA (1960)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price 
Executive Vice President, State Tax-Free Income  Group, Inc. 
Trust   
 
Timothy G. Taylor, CFA (1975)  Assistant Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Assistant Vice President, State Tax-Free   
Income Trust   
 
Julie L. Waples (1970)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust   
 
Edward A. Wiese, CFA (1959)  Vice President, T. Rowe Price, T. Rowe Price 
Vice President, State Tax-Free Income Trust  Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Trust Company; 
  Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Vice 
  President, T. Rowe Price Savings Bank 
 
Unless otherwise noted, officers have been employees of T. Rowe Price or T. Rowe Price International for at least 
five years.   

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that Mr. David K. Fagin qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Fagin is considered independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

  2005  2004 
Audit Fees  $6,882  $8,047 
Audit-Related Fees  785  686 
Tax Fees  2,004  2,243 
All Other Fees  -  124 

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements, specifically the issuance of a report on internal controls. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Other fees include the registrant’s pro-rata share of amounts for agreed-upon procedures in conjunction with service contract approvals by the registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted a policy whereby audit and non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant require pre-approval in advance at regularly scheduled audit committee meetings. If such a service is required between regularly scheduled audit committee meetings, pre-approval may be authorized by one audit committee member with ratification at the next scheduled audit committee meeting. Waiver of pre-approval for audit or non-audit services requiring fees of a de minimis amount is not permitted.

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $903,000 and $821,000, respectively, and were less than the aggregate fees billed for those same periods by the registrant’s principal accountant for audit services rendered to the T. Rowe Price Funds.

(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Accordingly, these services were considered by the registrant’s audit committee in maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Not applicable. The complete schedule of investments is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) The registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is attached.

(2) Separate certifications by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.

(3) Written solicitation to repurchase securities issued by closed-end companies: not applicable.

(b) A certification by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust

By  /s/ James S. Riepe 
  James S. Riepe 
  Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date  April 15, 2005 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By  /s/ James S. Riepe 
  James S. Riepe 
  Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date  April 15, 2005 
 
 
 
By  /s/ Joseph A. Carrier 
  Joseph A. Carrier 
  Principal Financial Officer 
 
Date  April 15, 2005