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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 33-42890)

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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Pre-Effective Amendment No.

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Post-Effective Amendment No. 24

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and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-6397)

UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

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Amendment No. 24

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Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000

Eric D. Roiter, Secretary

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective

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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).

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on (April 24, 2003) pursuant to paragraph (b).

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).

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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Fidelity's

<R>California Municipal Money Market</R>

<R>Funds</R>

Fidelity® California
Municipal Money Market
Fund

(fund number 097, trading symbol FCFXX)

Spartan® California
Municipal Money Market
Fund

(fund number 457, trading symbol FSPXX)

Prospectus

<R></R>April 24, 2003

(fidelity_logo_graphic)

82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109

Contents

Fund Summary

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Investment Summary

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Performance

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Fee Table

Fund Basics

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Investment Details

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Valuing Shares

Shareholder Information

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Buying and Selling Shares

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Exchanging Shares

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Features and Policies

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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

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Tax Consequences

Fund Services

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Fund Management

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Fund Distribution

Appendix

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Financial Highlights

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Fund Summary

Investment Summary

Investment Objective

California Municipal Money Market Fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal and California state personal income tax, as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

Principal Investment Strategies

Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment strategies include:

  • Normally investing in municipal money market securities.
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and California personal income taxes.
  • Potentially investing more than 25% of total assets in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects.
  • Investing in compliance with industry-standard requirements for money market funds for the quality, maturity, and diversification of investments.

Principal Investment Risks

The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:

  • Municipal Market Volatility. The municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities.
  • Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a money market security to decrease.
  • Foreign Exposure. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can be affected by adverse political, regulatory, market, or economic developments in those countries.
  • Geographic Concentration. Unfavorable political or economic conditions within California can affect the credit quality of issuers located in that state.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or the provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a money market security to decrease.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

Investment Objective

Spartan® California Municipal Money Market Fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal income tax and California state personal income tax, as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

Principal Investment Strategies

FMR's principal investment strategies include:

  • Normally investing in municipal money market securities.
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and California personal income taxes.

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Fund Summary - continued

  • Normally not investing in municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax or more than 20% of assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
  • Potentially investing more than 25% of total assets in municipal securities that finance similar types of projects.
  • Investing in compliance with industry-standard requirements for money market funds for the quality, maturity, and diversification of investments.

Principal Investment Risks

The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:

  • Municipal Market Volatility. The municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities.
  • Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a money market security to decrease.
  • Foreign Exposure. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can be affected by adverse political, regulatory, market, or economic developments in those countries.
  • Geographic Concentration. Unfavorable political or economic conditions within California can affect the credit quality of issuers located in that state.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or the provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a money market security to decrease.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Performance

<R>The following information illustrates the changes in each fund's performance from year to year. Returns are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.</R>

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>CA Municipal Money Market</R>

<R>Calendar Years

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002</R>

<R>

1.99%

2.37%

3.29%

2.90%

3.06%

2.81%

2.64%

3.31%

2.13%

1.03%</R>

<R>

</R>

<R>During the periods shown in the chart for California Municipal Money Market:

Returns

Quarter ended</R>

<R>Highest Quarter Return

0.88%

December 31, 2000</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

0.24%

September 30, 2002</R>

<R>Year-to-Date Return

0.18%

March 31, 2003</R>

<R>Spartan CA Municipal Money Market</R>

<R>Calendar Years

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002</R>

<R>

2.44%

2.78%

3.69%

3.19%

3.28%

2.94%

2.73%

3.37%

2.20%

1.19%</R>

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</R>

<R>During the periods shown in the chart for Spartan California Municipal Money Market:

Returns

Quarter ended</R>

<R>Highest Quarter Return

0.96%

June 30, 1995</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

0.28%

September 30, 2002</R>

<R>Year-to-Date Return

0.22%

March 31, 2003</R>

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Fund Summary - continued

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2002

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

1.03%

2.38%

2.55%</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

1.19%

2.48%

2.78%</R>

<R>If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods, Spartan California Municipal Money Market's returns would have been lower.</R>

Fee Table

<R>The following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of a fund. The annual fund operating expenses provided below for Spartan California Municipal Money Market do not reflect the effect of any expense reimbursements or reduction of certain expenses. The annual fund operating expenses provided below for California Municipal Money Market do not reflect the effect of any reduction of certain expenses during the period.</R>

Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)A

<R>Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions

None</R>

<R>Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions

None</R>

A If the fund is your Fidelity brokerage core, you will pay fees charged in connection with certain activity in your Fidelity brokerage account directly from your fund investment. Please see your Fidelity brokerage account materials for additional information.

Annual operating expenses (paid from fund assets)

<R>CA Municipal Money Market

Management fee

0.38%</R>

<R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None</R>

<R>

Other expenses

0.14%</R>

<R>

Total annual fund operating expensesA

0.52%</R>

<R><R>Spartan CA Municipal Money Market

Management fee

0.43%</R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None</R>

<R>

Other expenses

0.00%</R>

<R>

Total annual fund operating expensesA

0.43%</R>

A Effective October 25, 2001, FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed 0.53% and 0.35%, respectively. These arrangements may be discontinued by FMR at any time.

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<R>Through arrangements with Spartan California Municipal Money Market's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce fund expenses. In addition, through arrangements with California Municipal Money Market's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce custodian and transfer agent expenses. Including these reductions, the total fund operating expenses, after reimbursement for Spartan California Municipal Money Market, would have been 0.32% for Spartan California Municipal Money Market and 0.49% for California Municipal Money Market.</R>

This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that each fund's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and each fund's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>CA Municipal Money Market

1 year

$ 53</R>

<R>

3 years

$ 167</R>

<R>

5 years

$ 291</R>

<R>

10 years

$ 653</R>

<R><R>Spartan CA Municipal Money Market

1 year

$ 44</R>

3 years

$ 138</R>

<R>

5 years

$ 241</R>

<R>

10 years

$ 542</R>

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Fund Basics

Investment Details

Investment Objective

California Municipal Money Market Fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal and California state personal income tax, as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

Principal Investment Strategies

FMR normally invests the fund's assets in municipal money market securities.

FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. Municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and California income taxes include securities issued by U.S. territories and possessions, such as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and their political subdivisions and public corporations.

FMR may invest the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to California personal income tax. Although FMR does not currently intend to invest the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax, FMR may invest all of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

FMR may invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in municipal securities that finance similar projects, such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR complies with industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FMR may invest the fund's assets in municipal money market securities by investing in other funds. FMR stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.

Investment Objective

Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal income tax and California state personal income tax, as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

Principal Investment Strategies

FMR normally invests the fund's assets in municipal money market securities.

FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and California personal income taxes. Municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal and California income taxes include securities issued by U.S. territories and possessions, such as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and their political subdivisions and public corporations.

FMR may invest the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to California personal income tax. FMR does not currently intend to invest the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax or more than 20% of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

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Fund Basics - continued

FMR may invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in municipal securities that finance similar projects, such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR complies with industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FMR may invest the fund's assets in municipal money market securities by investing in other funds. FMR stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.

Description of Principal Security Types

Money market securities are high-quality, short-term securities that pay a fixed, variable, or floating interest rate. Securities are often specifically structured so that they are eligible investments for a money market fund. For example, in order to satisfy the maturity restrictions for a money market fund, some money market securities have demand or put features, which have the effect of shortening the security's maturity. Municipal money market securities include variable rate demand notes, commercial paper and municipal notes.

Municipal securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public and private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for a specific project or public facility. Municipal securities may be fully or partially backed by the local government, by the credit of a private issuer, by the current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets, or by domestic or foreign entities providing credit support such as letters of credit, guarantees, or insurance.

Principal Investment Risks

Many factors affect each fund's performance. Because FMR concentrates each fund's investments in California, the fund's performance is expected to be closely tied to economic and political conditions within that state and to be more volatile than the performance of a more geographically diversified fund.

<R>The funds' yields will change daily based on changes in interest rates and other market conditions. Although each fund is managed to maintain a stable $1.00 share price, there is no guarantee that the fund will be able to do so. For example, a major increase in interest rates or a decrease in the credit quality of the issuer of one of a fund's investments could cause the fund's share price to decrease.</R>

<R>The following factors can significantly affect a fund's performance:</R>

Municipal Market Volatility. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes, or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation, and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market.

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Interest Rate Changes. Money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates.

Foreign Exposure. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can involve increased risks. Extensive public information about the provider may not be available and unfavorable political, economic, or governmental developments could affect the value of the security.

Geographic Concentration. Investors will be exposed to risks associated with the unique aspects of California's economy, political system and government financing structures. As of early 2003, the overall State economy remained stagnant, particularly in the high technology sector in the San Francisco Bay Area, with only slow growth predicted for the balance of the year. These conditions, coupled with a dramatic drop in income taxes from capital gains and stock options due to the recent fall in the stock markets, have resulted in severe fiscal challenges for local governments and for the State, which is facing a budget gap for the current and upcoming fiscal years in excess of $25 billion and cash flow pressures requiring external borrowing to pay current obligations.

Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect the credit quality or value of an issuer's securities. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If the Internal Revenue Service determines an issuer of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable and the security could decline significantly in value. In addition, if the structure of a security fails to function as intended, interest from the security could become taxable or the security could decline in value.

In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect a fund's performance, and a fund could distribute income subject to federal or California state personal income tax.

Fundamental Investment Policies

The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.

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Fund Basics - continued

California Municipal Money Market Fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal and California state personal income tax, as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from California personal income tax.

Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund seeks as high a level of current income, exempt from federal income tax and California state personal income tax, as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from California personal income tax.

Valuing Shares

Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates each fund's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each fund's assets are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing the fund's NAV.

To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.

<R>Each fund's assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost.</R>

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Shareholder Information

Buying and Selling Shares

General Information

Fidelity Investments was established in 1946 to manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the largest mutual fund company in the country, and is known as an innovative provider of high-quality financial services to individuals and institutions.

In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of America's leading brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Fidelity is also a leader in providing tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own or through their employer.

You may buy or sell shares of a fund through a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account. If you buy or sell shares of a fund (other than by exchange) through a Fidelity brokerage account, your transactions generally involve your Fidelity brokerage core (a settlement vehicle included as part of your Fidelity brokerage account).

If you do not currently have a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account and would like to invest in a fund, you may need to complete an application. For more information about a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account, please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com, call 1-800-FIDELITY, or visit a Fidelity Investor Center (call 1-800-544-9797 for the center nearest you).

You may also buy or sell shares of the funds through an investment professional. If you buy or sell shares of a fund through an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging shares of the fund and the account features and policies may differ from those discussed in this prospectus. Fees in addition to those discussed in this prospectus may also apply. For example, you may be charged a transaction fee if you buy or sell shares of a fund through a non-Fidelity broker or other investment professional.

Buying and Selling Information

Internet

www.fidelity.com

Phone

Fidelity Automated Service Telephone (FAST®) 1-800-544-5555

To reach a Fidelity representative 1-800-544-6666

Mail

Additional purchases:
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003

Redemptions:
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035

TDD - Service for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

1-800-544-0118
(9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Eastern time)

You should include the following information with any order to buy, sell, or exchange shares:

(circle7) Your name;

(circle7) Your account number;

(circle7) Name of fund whose shares you want to buy or sell; and

(circle7) Dollar amount or number of shares you want to buy or sell.

Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type of service available may be restricted based on criteria established by Fidelity.

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Minimums

<R>Initial Purchase

</R>

<R>For CA Municipal Money Market

$5,000</R>

<R>For Spartan CA Municipal Money Market

$100,000</R>

<R>Subsequent Purchase

</R>

<R>For CA Municipal Money Market

$250</R>

<R>Through regular investment plans

$100</R>

<R>For Spartan CA Municipal Money Market

$1,000</R>

<R>Through regular investment plans

$500</R>

<R>Balance

</R>

<R>For CA Municipal Money Market

$2,000</R>

<R>For Spartan CA Municipal Money MarketA

$50,000</R>

A $10,000 for existing investors who owned shares since October 30, 2001.

There is no minimum balance or initial or subsequent purchase minimum for investments through Portfolio Advisory ServicesSM  or a mutual fund or a qualified tuition program for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager. In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.

Buying Shares

The price to buy one share of each fund is the fund's NAV. Each fund's shares are sold without a sales charge.

Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your investment is received in proper form.

A fund may reject or cancel any purchase orders, including exchanges, for any reason.

For example, the funds do not permit market timing because short-term or other excessive trading into and out of a fund may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. Accordingly, a fund may reject any purchase orders, including exchanges, from market timers or investors that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to that fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading history in that fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under common ownership or control.

Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.

<R>If you place an order to buy shares and your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or Fidelity has incurred.</R>

Selling Shares

<R>The price to sell one share of each fund is the fund's NAV.</R>

<R>Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form. </R>

Certain requests must include a signature guarantee. It is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Your request must be made in writing and include a signature guarantee if any of the following situations apply:

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  • You wish to sell more than $100,000 worth of shares;
  • The address on your account (record address) has changed within the last 15 or 30 days, depending on your account, and you wish to sell $10,000 or more of shares;
  • You are requesting that a check be mailed to a different address than the record address;
  • You are requesting that redemption proceeds be paid to someone other than the account owner; or
  • The redemption proceeds are being transferred to a Fidelity account with a different registration.

You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker (including Fidelity Investor Centers), dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.

When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:

  • If you are selling some but not all of your California Municipal Money Market shares, keep your fund balance above $2,000 to keep your fund position open, except fund positions not subject to balance minimums. If you are selling some but not all of your Spartan California Municipal Money Market shares, keep your fund balance above $50,000 to keep your fund position open, ($10,000 for existing investors who owned shares since October 30, 2001), except fund positions not subject to balance minimums.
  • Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but may take up to seven days to be processed if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.
  • Redemption proceeds (other than exchanges) may be delayed until money from prior purchases sufficient to cover your redemption has been received and collected. This can take up to seven business days after a purchase.
  • Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays), when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.
  • Redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best interests of a fund.
  • If you hold your shares in a Fidelity mutual fund account and you sell shares by writing a check and the amount of the check is greater than the value of your fund position, your check will be returned to you and you may be subject to additional charges.
  • You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed redemption checks.

To sell shares issued with certificates, call Fidelity for instructions. Each fund no longer issues share certificates.

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Shareholder Information - continued

Exchanging Shares

An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.

As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of a fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.

However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:

  • <R>Each fund may temporarily or permanently terminate the exchange privilege of any investor who makes more than four exchanges out of the fund per calendar year. Accounts under common ownership or control will be counted together for purposes of the four exchange limit.</R>
  • Each fund may refuse any exchange purchase for any reason. For example, each fund may refuse exchange purchases by any person or group if, in FMR's judgment, the fund would be unable to invest the money effectively in accordance with its investment objective and policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected.
  • Before exchanging into a fund, read its prospectus.
  • The fund you are exchanging into must be available for sale in your state.
  • Exchanges may have tax consequences for you.
  • Currently, there is no limit on the number of exchanges out of California Municipal Money Market.
  • If you are exchanging between accounts that are not registered in the same name, address, and taxpayer identification number, there may be additional requirements.

The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privileges in the future.

Other funds may have different exchange restrictions, and may impose trading fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.

Features and Policies

Features

The following features may be available to buy and sell shares of the funds or to move money to and from your account, depending on whether you are investing through a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account. Please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.

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Electronic Funds Transfer: electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House

  • To transfer money between a bank account and a Fidelity brokerage account or Fidelity mutual fund account.
  • You can use electronic funds transfer to:

- Make periodic (automatic) purchases of Fidelity fund shares or payments to your Fidelity brokerage account.

- Make periodic (automatic) redemptions of Fidelity fund shares or withdrawals from your Fidelity brokerage account.

Wire: electronic money movement through the Federal Reserve wire system

  • To transfer money between a bank account and a Fidelity brokerage account or Fidelity mutual fund account.

Automatic Transactions: periodic (automatic) transactions

  • To directly deposit all or a portion of your compensation from your employer (or the U.S. Government, in the case of Social Security) into a Fidelity brokerage account or Fidelity mutual fund account.
  • To make contributions from a Fidelity mutual fund account to a Fidelity mutual fund IRA.
  • To sell shares of a Fidelity money market fund and simultaneously to buy shares of another Fidelity fund in a Fidelity mutual fund account.

Checkwriting

  • To sell Fidelity fund shares from your Fidelity mutual fund account or withdraw money from your Fidelity brokerage account.

Policies

The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.

Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:

  • Confirmation statements (after transactions affecting your fund balance except reinvestment of distributions in the fund or another fund, certain transactions through automatic investment or withdrawal programs, certain transactions that are followed by a monthly account statement, and other transactions in your Fidelity brokerage core).
  • Monthly or quarterly account statements (detailing fund balances and all transactions completed during the prior month or quarter).

To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed to households, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, contact Fidelity in writing at P.O. Box 5000, Cincinnati, Ohio 45273-8692.

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Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available at Fidelity's web site. To participate in Fidelity's electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's web site for more information.

You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions.

Fidelity may deduct a small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 from a fund balance with a value of less than $2,000. It is expected that fund balances will be valued on the second Friday in November of each calendar year. Fund positions opened after September 30 will not be subject to the fee for that calendar year. The fee, which is payable to Fidelity, is designed to offset in part the relatively higher costs of servicing smaller fund positions. This fee will not be deducted from fund positions opened after January 1 of that calendar year if those positions use regular investment plans.

You will be given 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum balance if your fund balance falls below $2,000 for California Municipal Money Market or $50,000 ($10,000 for existing investors who owned shares since October 30, 2001) for Spartan California Municipal Money Market, for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV. If you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may sell all of your shares and send the proceeds to you. Your shares will be sold at the NAV on the day Fidelity closes your fund position. Certain fund positions are not subject to these balance requirements and will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance.

Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

Each fund earns interest, dividends, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. Each fund may also realize capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less losses), if any, to shareholders as capital gain distributions.

<R>Distributions you receive from each fund consist primarily of dividends. Each fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly.</R>

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Earning Dividends

Shares begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day of purchase.

Shares earn dividends until, but not including, the next business day following the day of redemption.

Distribution Options

When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The following distribution options are available for each fund:

<R>1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option. </R>

<R>2. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, will be paid in cash.</R>

<R>3. Directed Dividends® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gain distributions, if any, will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, or paid in cash.</R>

If the distribution option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current distribution option, visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.

If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.

Tax Consequences

As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax consequences for you.

<R>Each fund seeks to earn income and pay dividends exempt from federal income tax and California personal income tax.</R>

A portion of the dividends you receive may be subject to federal, state, or local income tax or may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. You may also receive taxable distributions attributable to a fund's sale of municipal bonds.

For federal tax purposes, certain of each fund's distributions, including distributions of short-term capital gains and gains on the sale of bonds characterized as market discount, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while each fund's distributions of long-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to you generally as capital gains.

<R>For California personal income tax purposes, distributions derived from interest on municipal securities of California issuers and from interest on qualifying securities issued by U.S. territories and possessions are generally exempt from</R>

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<R>tax. Distributions that are federally taxable as ordinary income or capital gains are generally subject to California personal income tax.</R>

<R>Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest distributions automatically in shares of another Fidelity fund, you will receive certain December distributions in January, but those distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.</R>

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Fund Services

Fund Management

Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.

<R>FMR is each fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>

<R>As of March 31, 2003, FMR had approximately $26.7 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>

As the manager, FMR has overall responsibility for directing each fund's investments and handling its business affairs.

Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), at One Spartan Way, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. FIMM has day-to-day responsibility for choosing investments for each fund.

<R>FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of March 31, 2003, FIMM had approximately $277.6 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>

From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

Each fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. FMR pays all of the other expenses of Spartan California Municipal Money Market with limited exceptions.

Spartan California Municipal Money Market's annual management fee rate is 0.43% of its average net assets.

<R>For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, Spartan California Municipal Money Market paid a management fee of 0.35% of the fund's average net assets, after reimbursement.</R>

For California Municipal Money Market, the fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.

The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.

<R>For February 2003, the group fee rate was 0.13% for California Municipal Money Market. The individual fund fee rate is 0.25% for California Municipal Money Market.</R>

<R>The total management fee for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, was 0.38% of the fund's average net assets for California Municipal Money Market.</R>

FMR pays FIMM for providing sub-advisory services.

FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse the funds for management

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fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a fund if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a fund's expenses and boost its performance.

Fund Distribution

FDC distributes each fund's shares.

Each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments.

If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under a Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of a fund's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan, intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in advance.

From time to time, FDC may offer special promotional programs to investors who purchase shares of Fidelity funds. For example, FDC may offer merchandise, discounts, vouchers, or similar items to investors who purchase shares of certain Fidelity funds during certain periods. To determine if you qualify for any such programs, contact Fidelity or visit our web site at www.fidelity.com.

FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into account the sale of shares of a fund, provided that the fund receives brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other broker-dealers.

No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of the funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.

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Appendix

Financial Highlights

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each fund's financial history for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited b<R>y PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,</R> independent accountants, whose report, along with each fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in each fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.

CA Municipal Money Market

<R>Years ended February 28,

2003

2002

2001

2000C

1999</R>

<R>Selected Per-Share Data

</R>

<R>Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00</R>

<R>Income from Investment Operations

</R>

<R>Net investment income

.010

.019

.032

.027

.027</R>

<R>Distributions from net investment income

(.010)

(.019)

(.032)

(.027)

(.027)</R>

<R>Net asset value, end of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00</R>

<R>Total ReturnA

.99%

1.89%

3.29%

2.69%

2.71%</R>

<R>Ratios to Average Net AssetsB

</R>

<R>Expenses before expense reductions

.52%

.52%

.53%

.56%

.59%</R>

<R>Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any

.52%

.52%

.53%

.56%

.59%</R>

<R>Expenses net of all reductions

.49%

.48%

.52%

.56%

.59%</R>

<R>Net investment income

.98%

1.86%

3.24%

2.67%

2.66%</R>

<R>Supplemental Data

</R>

<R>Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 2,626

$ 2,239

$ 2,186

$ 1,847

$ 1,354</R>

A <R>Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.</R>

B <R>Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.</R>

C <R>For the year ended February 29.</R>

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Spartan CA Municipal Money Market

<R>Years ended February 28,

2003

2002

2001

2000D

1999</R>

<R>Selected Per-Share Data

</R>

<R>Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00</R>

<R>Income from Investment Operations

</R>

<R>Net investment income

.011

.020

.033

.028

.028</R>

<R>Distributions from net investment income

(.011)

(.020)

(.033)

(.028)

(.028)</R>

<R>Net asset value, end of period

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00

$ 1.00</R>

<R>Total ReturnA, B

1.15%

1.98%

3.33%

2.79%

2.84%</R>

<R>Ratios to Average Net AssetsC

</R>

<R>Expenses before expense reductions

.43%

.48%

.50%

.50%

.50%</R>

<R>Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any

.35%

.45%

.50%

.50%

.50%</R>

<R>Expenses net of all reductions

.32%

.41%

.49%

.49%

.49%</R>

<R>Net investment income

1.14%

1.95%

3.29%

2.75%

2.81%</R>

<R>Supplemental Data

</R>

<R>Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1,327

$ 1,061

$ 1,035

$ 1,140

$ 1,229</R>

A <R>Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.</R>

B <R>Total returns do not include the effect of the former account closeout fee.</R>

C <R>Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.</R>

D <R>For the year ended February 29.</R>

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You can obtain additional information about the funds. The funds' SAI includes more detailed information about each fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). Each fund's annual and semi-annual reports include a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.

For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus or an annual or semi-annual report or to request other information.

The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-6397

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Portfolio Advisory Services is a service mark of FMR Corp.

The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

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SPARTAN
<M®>® CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND

Funds of Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

<R>April 24, 2003</R>

<R>This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of each fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual report is supplied with this SAI.</R>

To obtain a free additional copy of a prospectus, dated <R>April 24, 2003,</R> please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com.

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Investment Policies and Limitations

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Special Considerations Regarding California

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Special Considerations Regarding Puerto Rico

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Portfolio Transactions

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Valuation

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Performance

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Buying, Selling, and Exchanging Information

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Distributions and Taxes

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Trustees and Officers

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Control of Investment Advisers

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Management Contracts

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Board Approval of the Existing Investment Advisory Contracts

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Distribution Services

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Transfer and Service Agent Agreements

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Description of the Trust

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Financial Statements

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Appendix

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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS

The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the fund's investment policies and limitations.

A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

Investment Limitations of Fidelity® California Municipal Money Market Fund

The following are the fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety. The fund may not:

(1) purchase the securities of any issuer, if, as a result, the fund would not comply with any applicable diversification requirements for a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, as such may be amended from time to time;

(2) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

(3) make short sales of securities (unless it owns or by virtue of its ownership of other securities has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold);

(4) purchase any securities on margin;

(5) borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three business days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation;

(6) un<R>derwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securitie</R>s Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies;

(7) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed by a U.S. territory or possession or a state or local government, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry;

(8) purchase or sell real estate, but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in municipal bonds or other obligations secured by real estate or interests therein;

(9) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments;

<R>(10) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments; or</R>

(11) invest in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs.

(12) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate or successor with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.

The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

(i) With respect to 75% of its total assets, the fund does not currently intend to purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other money market funds) if, as a result, more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer.

(ii) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment limitation (5)).

(iii) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.

(iv) The fund does not currently intend to engage in repurchase agreements or make loans, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities.

(v) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate or successor with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies and limitations as the fund.

For purposes of limitations (1), (7) and (i), <R>Fidelity Management & Research Company</R> (FMR) identifies the issuer of a security depending on its terms and conditions. In identifying the issuer, FMR will consider the entity or entities responsible for payment of interest and repayment of principal and the source of such payments; the way in which assets and revenues of an issuing political subdivision are separated from those of other political entities; and whether a governmental body is guaranteeing the security.

For purposes of limitation (i), certain securities subject to guarantees (including insurance, letters of credit and demand features) are not considered securities of their issuer, but are subject to separate diversification requirements, in accordance with industry standard requirements for money market funds.

With respect to limitation (iii), if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.

Investment Limitations of Spartan® California Municipal Money Market Fund

The following are the fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety. The fund may not:

(1) purchase of securities of any issuer, if, as a result, the fund would not comply with any applicable diversification requirements for a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, as such may be amended from time to time;

(2) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

(3) borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation;

(4) underwrite securities issu<R>ed by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the dis</R>position of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies;

(5) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed by a U.S. territory or possession or a state or local government, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry;

(6) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business);

(7) purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities; or

<R>(8) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.</R>

(9) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.

The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

(i) With respect to 75% of its total assets, the fund does not currently intend to purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other money market funds) if, as a result, more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer.

(ii) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.

(iii) The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

(iv) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment limitation (3)).

(v) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.

(vi) The fund does not currently intend to engage in repurchase agreements or make loans, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities.

(vii) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.

For purposes of limitations (1), (5) and (i), FMR identifies the issuer of a security depending on its terms and conditions. In identifying the issuer, FMR will consider the entity or entities responsible for payment of interest and repayment of principal and the source of such payments; the way in which assets and revenues of an issuing political subdivision are separated from those of other political entities; and whether a governmental body is guaranteeing the security.

For purposes of limitation (i) , certain securities subject to guarantees (including insurance, letters of credit and demand features) are not considered securities of their issuer, but are subject to separate diversification requirements, in accordance with industry standard requirements for money market funds.

With respect to limit (v), if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.

The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which a fund may invest, strategies FMR may employ in pursuit of a fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help a fund achieve its goal.

Affiliated Bank Transactions. A fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.

<R>Borrowing. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements, and may make additional investments while borrowings are outstanding.</R>

<R>Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash. A municipal fund's uninvested cash may earn credits that reduce fund expenses.</R>

Central Funds are money market or short-term bond funds managed by FMR or its affiliates. The money market central funds seek to earn a high level of current income (free from federal income tax in the case of a municipal money market fund) while maintaining a stable $1.00 share price. The money market central funds comply with industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of their investments. The short-term bond central funds seek to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.

Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, FMR may consider various factors, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).

Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates; however, municipal funds currently intend to participate in this program only as borrowers. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. Interfund borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed.

Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by the funds.

Municipal Leases and participation interests therein may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase, or a conditional sale contract and are issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land or a wide variety of equipment and facilities. Generally, a fund will not hold these obligations directly as a lessor of the property, but will purchase a participation interest in a municipal obligation from a bank or other third party. A participation interest gives the purchaser a specified, undivided interest in the obligation in proportion to its purchased interest in the total amount of the issue.

Municipal leases frequently have risks distinct from those associated with general obligation or revenue bonds. State constitutions and statutes set forth requirements that states or municipalities must meet to incur debt. These may include voter referenda, interest rate limits, or public sale requirements. Leases, installment purchases, or conditional sale contracts (which normally provide for title to the leased asset to pass to the governmental issuer) have evolved as a means for governmental issuers to acquire property and equipment without meeting their constitutional and statutory requirements for the issuance of debt. Many leases and contracts include "non-appropriation clauses" providing that the governmental issuer has no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for such purposes by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis. Non-appropriation clauses free the issuer from debt issuance limitations. If a municipality stops making payments or transfers its obligations to a private entity, the obligation could lose value or become taxable.

Municipal Market Disruption Risk. The value of municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders in the event of a bankruptcy. Proposals to restrict or eliminate the federal income tax exemption for interest on municipal securities are introduced before Congress from time to time. Proposals also may be introduced before the California legislature that would affect the state tax treatment of a municipal fund's distributions. If such proposals were enacted, the availability of municipal securities and the value of a municipal fund's holdings would be affected, and the Trustees would reevaluate the fund's investment objectives and policies. Municipal bankruptcies are relatively rare, and certain provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code governing such bankruptcies are unclear and remain untested. Further, the application of state law to municipal issuers could produce varying results among the states or among municipal securities issuers within a state. These legal uncertainties could affect the municipal securities market generally, certain specific segments of the market, or the relative credit quality of particular securities. Any of these effects could have a significant impact on the prices of some or all of the municipal securities held by a fund, making it more difficult for a money market fund to maintain a stable net asset value per share (NAV).

Education. In general, there are two types of education-related bonds; those issued to finance projects for public and private colleges and universities, and those representing pooled interests in student loans. Bonds issued to supply educational institutions with funds are subject to the risk of unanticipated revenue decline, primarily the result of decreasing student enrollment or decreasing state and federal funding. Among the factors that may lead to declining or insufficient revenues are restrictions on students' ability to pay tuition, availability of state and federal funding, and general economic conditions. Student loan revenue bonds are generally offered by state (or substate) authorities or commissions and are backed by pools of student loans. Underlying student loans may be guaranteed by state guarantee agencies and may be subject to reimbursement by the United States Department of Education through its guaranteed student loan program. Others may be private, uninsured loans made to parents or students which are supported by reserves or other forms of credit enhancement. Recoveries of principal due to loan defaults may be applied to redemption of bonds or may be used to re-lend, depending on program latitude and demand for loans. Cash flows supporting student loan revenue bonds are impacted by numerous factors, including the rate of student loan defaults, seasoning of the loan portfolio, and student repayment deferral periods of forbearance. Other risks associated with student loan revenue bonds include potential changes in federal legislation regarding student loan revenue bonds, state guarantee agency reimbursement and continued federal interest and other program subsidies currently in effect.

Electric Utilities. The electric utilities industry has been experiencing, and will continue to experience, increased competitive pressures. Federal legislation in the last two years will open transmission access to any electricity supplier, although it is not presently known to what extent competition will evolve. Other risks include: (a) the availability and cost of fuel, (b) the availability and cost of capital, (c) the effects of conservation on energy demand, (d) the effects of rapidly changing environmental, safety, and licensing requirements, and other federal, state, and local regulations, (e) timely and sufficient rate increases, and (f) opposition to nuclear power.

Health Care. The health care industry is subject to regulatory action by a number of private and governmental agencies, including federal, state, and local governmental agencies. A major source of revenues for the health care industry is payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. As a result, the industry is sensitive to legislative changes and reductions in governmental spending for such programs. Numerous other factors may affect the industry, such as general and local economic conditions; demand for services; expenses (including malpractice insurance premiums); and competition among health care providers. In the future, the following elements may adversely affect health care facility operations: adoption of legislation proposing a national health insurance program; other state or local health care reform measures; medical and technological advances which dramatically alter the need for health services or the way in which such services are delivered; changes in medical coverage which alter the traditional fee-for-service revenue stream; and efforts by employers, insurers, and governmental agencies to reduce the costs of health insurance and health care services.

Housing. Housing revenue bonds are generally issued by a state, county, city, local housing authority, or other public agency. They generally are secured by the revenues derived from mortgages purchased with the proceeds of the bond issue. It is extremely difficult to predict the supply of available mortgages to be purchased with the proceeds of an issue or the future cash flow from the underlying mortgages. Consequently, there are risks that proceeds will exceed supply, resulting in early retirement of bonds, or that homeowner repayments will create an irregular cash flow. Many factors may affect the financing of multi-family housing projects, including acceptable completion of construction, proper management, occupancy and rent levels, economic conditions, and changes to current laws and regulations.

Transportation. Transportation debt may be issued to finance the construction of airports, toll roads, highways, or other transit facilities. Airport bonds are dependent on the general stability of the airline industry and on the stability of a specific carrier who uses the airport as a hub. Air traffic generally follows broader economic trends and is also affected by the price and availability of fuel. Toll road bonds are also affected by the cost and availability of fuel as well as toll levels, the presence of competing roads and the general economic health of an area. Fuel costs and availability also affect other transportation-related securities, as do the presence of alternate forms of transportation, such as public transportation.

Water and Sewer. Water and sewer revenue bonds are often considered to have relatively secure credit as a result of their issuer's importance, monopoly status, and generally unimpeded ability to raise rates. Despite this, lack of water supply due to insufficient rain, run-off, or snow pack is a concern that has led to past defaults. Further, public resistance to rate increases, costly environmental litigation, and Federal environmental mandates are challenges faced by issuers of water and sewer bonds.

Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.

Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR.

Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.

Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.

The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.

Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, FMR will consider whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.

<R>Temporary Defensive Policies. Each fund reserves the right to hold a substantial amount of uninvested cash or to invest more than normally permitted in taxable obligations for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>

<R>Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries.</R>

When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.

When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.

A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING CALIFORNIA

Certain California constitutional amendments, legislative measures, executive orders, administrative regulations, and voter initiatives, as discussed below, could adversely affect the market values and marketability of, or result in default of, existing obligations, including obligations that may be held by a fund. Obligations of the state or local governments may also be affected by budgetary pressures affecting the State of California (the State) and economic conditions in the State. Interest income to a fund could also be adversely affected. The following discussion highlights only some of the more significant financial trends and problems, and is based on information drawn from official statements and prospectuses relating to securities offerings of the State, its agencies, or instrumentalities, as available as of the date of this SAI. FMR has not independently verified any of the information contained in such official statements and other publicly available documents, but is not aware of any fact which would render such information inaccurate.

<R>Overview</R>

During the early 1990's, California experienced significant financial difficulties, which reduced its credit standing, but the State's finances improved significantly starting in 1994. After several years of very strong growth, the State's financial condition started to worsen since the start of 2001, with the combination of a mild economic recession and a dramatic decline in revenue from capital gains and stock option activity resulting from the decline in stock market levels since mid-2000. The State addressed a budget gap for its 2002-03 fiscal year of more than $23 billion, over 25% of its General Fund revenue. See "Recent Financial Results - Fiscal year 2002-03 Budget" below. The Governor reported in December 2002 and again in January 2003 with the release of his proposed Budget for 2003-04, that revenues are expected to be substantially below earlier projections, and estimated that a budget gap of almost $35 billion will have to be addressed for the balance of the 2002-03 fiscal year and the upcoming 2003-04 fiscal year. See "Recent Financial Results - Current Budget Shortfall" below. To close this gap, the Governor proposed a combination of spending cuts, transfers of program responsibility to local governments, and limited fund transfers, deferrals and loans. The 2003-04 budget will require significant spending cuts in virtually all parts of State government, including aid to local governments and schools. The sluggish economy and cuts in State aid will adversely affect local government finances in 2003 and beyond.

The State is facing serious cash flow difficulties. It has had to resort to external borrowing starting in the fall of 2001 to assure sufficient cash resources to pay its ongoing obligations, including maturing cash flow notes. Further external cash flow borrowings <R>will </R>be required before the end of June 2003, and into the 2003-04 fiscal year. The State's ability to meet its cash requirements will continue to depend on access to capital markets until it brings revenues and expenses into closer balance.<R> See "Recent Financial Results-Cash Flow Requirements" below.</R> In December, 2002, the ratings of the State's General Obligation bonds were reduced by Standard & Poor's from "A+" to "A" and by FitchRatings from "AA" to "A" and both agencies reduced the ratings on the State's short-term Notes. In early 2003 Moody's lowered its General Obligation Bond ratings from "A1" to "A2"<R> and in April reduced the ratings on the State's short-term notes.</R> The ratings of certain related debt of other issuers for which California has an outstanding lease purchase, guarantee or other contractual obligation (such as for state-insured hospital bonds) are generally linked directly to California's rating. Should the financial condition of California continue to deteriorate, its credit ratings could be reduced further, and the market value and marketability of all outstanding notes and bonds issued by California, its public authorities or local governments could be adversely affected.

<R>Economic Factors</R>

California's economy is the largest among the 50 states and one of the largest in the world. The State's population of over 35 million represents about 12-1/2% of the total United States population and grew by 26% in the 1980s, more than double the national rate. Population growth slowed to less than 1% annually in 1994 and 1995, but rose to almost 2% in the final years of the 1990's. The bulk of population growth in the State is due to births and foreign immigration.

Total personal income in the State, at an estimated $1,139 billion in 2002, accounts for almost 13% of all personal income in the nation. Total employment is over 16 million, the majority of which is in the service, trade and manufacturing sectors.

Following a severe recession in the early 1990's, California began a period of strong growth in 1994 in virtually all sectors, particularly in high technology manufacturing and services, including computer software and other services, entertainment, tourism, and construction, and also with very strong growth in exports. The California economy outpaced the nation during this period. By the end of 2000, unemployment in the State had dropped to under 5%, its lowest level in three decades. In 2001<R>,</R> the State finally showed the impact of the nationwide economic slowdown, coupled with a cyclical downturn in the high technology sector (including Internet-related businesses) and entered a mild recession. International trade also slowed since the start of 2001 reflecting weakness in overseas economies (particularly in Asia). The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 resulted in a further, but mostly temporary, economic decline tourism-based areas. Job losses have been concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly in high technology industries; economic conditions have been better in other parts of the State. Statewide, modest job growth appeared to have begun by early 2002, but job growth stalled by summer 2002. Unemployment reached almost 7% by year-end, at which time the State Department of Finance described the State economy as "in a holding pattern." Personal income rose by only 1% in 2002. Residential construction and home sales remained strong, in part due to low interest rates, but nonresidential construction declined for the second consecutive year in 2002. In January 2003<R>,</R> the State Department of Finance projected there would be only slow growth in the economy in 2003, with moderate growth in 2004. The recession, combined particularly with the decline in the stock markets since mid-2000, will result in much weaker State revenues than previously projected, as discussed further below under "Recent Financial Results."

Widely publicized difficulties in California's energy supplies had been seen in early 2001 to pose some risks to the economy, but during the summers of 2001 and 2002 there were no electricity blackouts or shortages of natural gas. Although energy prices have risen from the levels of three years ago, they have now appeared to have stabilized. Energy difficulties are mitigated by the fact that California's economy is very energy-efficient. U.S. Department of Energy statistics for 1999 revealed that California ranked 50th of the 50 states in energy expenditures as a percentage of state domestic product. A number of investigations and lawsuits are ongoing against energy suppliers seeking refunds for California customers for alleged overcharges during the crisis period in 2000 and 2001.

<R>Constitutional Limitations on Taxes, Other Charges and Appropriations</R>

Limitation on Property Taxes. Certain California Municipal Obligations may be obligations of issuers which rely in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, on ad valorem property taxes as a source of revenue. The taxing powers of California local governments and districts are limited by Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, enacted by the voters in 1978 and commonly known as "Proposition 13." Briefly, Article XIIIA limits the rate of ad valorem property taxes to 1% of full cash value of real property and generally restricts the reassessment of property to 2% per year, except upon new construction or change of ownership (subject to a number of exemptions). Taxing entities may, however, raise ad valorem taxes above the 1% limit to pay debt service on voter-approved bonded indebtedness.

Under Article XIIIA, the basic 1% ad valorem tax levy is applied against the assessed value of property as of the owner's date of acquisition (or as of March 1, 1975, if acquired earlier), subject to certain adjustments. This system has resulted in widely varying amounts of tax on similarly situated properties. Several lawsuits were filed challenging the acquisition-based assessment system of Proposition 13, but it was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1992.

Article XIIIA prohibits local governments from raising revenues through ad valorem taxes above the 1% limit; it also requires voters of any governmental unit to give two-thirds approval to levy any "special tax."

Limitations on Other Taxes, Fees and Charges. On November 5, 1996, the voters of the State approved Proposition 218, called the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act." Proposition 218 added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the State Constitution, which contain a number of provisions affecting the ability of local agencies to levy and collect both existing and future taxes, assessments, fees and charges.

Article XIIIC requires that all new or increased local taxes be submitted to the voters before they become effective. Taxes for general governmental purposes require a majority vote and taxes for specific purposes require a two-thirds vote.

Article XIIID contains several new provisions making it generally more difficult for local agencies to levy and maintain "assessments" for municipal services and programs. Article XIIID also contains several new provisions affecting "fees" and "charges", defined for purposes of Article XIIID to mean "any levy other than an ad valorem tax, a special tax, or an assessment, imposed by a [local government] upon a parcel or upon a person as an incident of property ownership, including a user fee or charge for a property related service." All new and existing property related fees and charges must conform to requirements prohibiting, among other things, fees and charges which generate revenues exceeding the funds required to provide the property related service or are used for unrelated purposes. There are new notice, hearing and protest procedures for levying or increasing property related fees and charges, and, except for fees or charges for sewer, water and refuse collection services (or fees for electrical and gas service, which are not treated as "property related" for purposes of Article XIIID), no property related fee or charge may be imposed or increased without majority approval by the property owners subject to the fee or charge or, at the option of the local agency, two-thirds voter approval by the electorate residing in the affected area.

In addition to the provisions described above, Article XIIIC removes limitations on the initiative power in matters of local taxes, assessments, fees and charges. Consequently, local voters could, by future initiative, repeal, reduce or prohibit the future imposition or increase of any local tax, assessment, fee or charge. It is unclear how this right of local initiative may be used in cases where taxes or charges have been or will be specifically pledged to secure debt issues.

The interpretation and application of Proposition 218 will ultimately be determined by the courts with respect to a number of matters, and it is not possible at this time to predict with certain<R>t</R>y the outcome of such cases.

Appropriations Limits. The State and its local governments are subject to an annual "appropriations limit" imposed by Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, enacted by the voters in 1979 and significantly amended by Propositions 98 and 111 in 1988 and 1990, respectively. Article XIIIB prohibits the State or any covered local government from spending "appropriations subject to limitation" in excess of the appropriations limit imposed. "Appropriations subject to limitation" are authorizations to spend "proceeds of taxes," which consist of tax revenues and certain other funds, including proceeds from regulatory licenses, user charges or other fees, to the extent that such proceeds exceed the cost of providing the product or service, but "proceeds of taxes" exclude most State subventions to local governments. No limit is imposed on appropriations of funds which are not "proceeds of taxes," such as reasonable user charges or fees, and certain other non-tax funds, including bond proceeds.

Among the expenditures not included in the Article XIIIB appropriations limit are (1) the debt service cost of bonds issued or authorized prior to January 1, 1979, or subsequently authorized by the voters, (2) appropriations to comply with mandates of courts or the federal government, (3) appropriations for certain capital outlay projects, (4) appropriations by the State of post-1989 increases in gasoline taxes and vehicle weight fees, and (5) appropriations made in certain cases of emergency.

The appropriations limit for each year is adjusted annually to reflect changes in cost of living and population, and any transfers of service responsibilities between government units. The definitions for such adjustments were liberalized in 1990 to follow more closely growth in the State's economy.

"Excess" revenues are measured over a two year cycle. Local governments must return any excess to taxpayers by rate reductions. The State must refund 50% of any excess, with the other 50% paid to schools and community colleges. With more liberal annual adjustment factors since 1988, and depressed revenues in the early 1990's because of the recession, few governments have been operating near their spending limits, but this condition may change over time. Local governments may by voter approval exceed their spending limits for up to four years. Because of extraordinary revenue receipts in fiscal year 1999-2000, State appropriations were estimated to be about $975 million above the limit. However, since the State was $2.1 billion below its limit in fiscal year 2000-01, resulting in no excess over the two-year period, no refunds were made. 1999-2000 was the only fiscal year since the late 1980's when State appropriations were above the limit. The State Department of Finance estimates the State will be about $16.5 billion below its appropriation limit in fiscal year 2001-02 and $10.6 billion under the limit in 2002-03.

Because of the complex nature of Articles XIIIA, XIIIB, XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution, the ambiguities and possible inconsistencies in their terms, and the impossibility of predicting future appropriations or changes in population and cost of living, and the probability of continuing legal challenges, it is not currently possible to determine fully the impact of these Articles on California municipal obligations or on the ability of the State or local governments to pay debt service on such California municipal obligations. It is not possible, at the present time, to predict the outcome of any pending litigation with respect to the ultimate scope, impact or constitutionality of these Articles or the impact of any such determinations upon State agencies or local governments, or upon their ability to pay debt service on their obligations. Further initiatives or legislative changes in laws or the California Constitution may also affect the ability of the State or local issuers to repay their obligations.

<R>Obligations of the State of California</R>

Under the California Constitution, debt service on outstanding general obligation bonds is the second charge to the General Fund after support of the public school system and public institutions of higher education. As of January 1, 2003, the State had outstanding approximately $25.7 billion of long-term general obligation bonds and $6.4 billion of lease-purchase debt supported by the State General Fund. The State issued $900 million of new general obligation bonds in late February, 2003. As of early March, 2003, the State had outstanding its maximum permitted amount of $2.0 billion of commercial paper notes, and planned to issue as much as $5<R>-</R>6 billion of additional long-term general obligation bonds (a portion as variable rate obligations) by June 2003, in part to repay commercial paper notes. This rapid increase has been caused in significant part by voters' approval of $21.4 billion of new bond authorizations in two elections in 2002. Thus, as of January 1, 2003 the State had about $29.2 billion of authorized and unissued long-term general obligation bonds and $4.1 billion of authorized and unissued lease-purchase debt. In FY 2001-02, debt service on general obligation bonds and lease purchase debt was approximately 4.5% of General Fund revenues. At least another $22 billion of bond authorizations, for education and high-speed rail construction, are presently scheduled to be on the ballot in 2004.

<R>Recent Financial Results</R>

The principal sources of General Fund tax revenues in 2001-02 were the California personal income tax (50 percent of total tax revenues), the sales tax (33 percent), corporation taxes (8 percent), and the gross premium tax on insurance (2 percent). A large portion of personal income tax receipts was derived from capital gains realizations and stock option income. While these sources have been extraordinarily strong in the late 1990's and 2000, they are particularly volatile. In preparing the most recent budget, the State took account of the recent drop in stock market levels and reduced its estimated receipts from these revenues as compared to prior years. The Administration has projected that this source of revenue will drop from 25% of all General Fund revenues in 2000-01 to 11% in 2001-02 and 8% in 2002-03; this represents the bulk of the total General Fund revenue shortfall in these two fiscal years. However, with continued weak stock market levels in 2002 it is now clear that revenue from capital gains and stock options will fall below projections made in mid-2002.

The State maintains a Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (the "SFEU"), derived from General Fund revenues, as a reserve to meet cash needs of the General Fund, but which is required to be replenished as soon as sufficient revenues are available. Year-end balances in the SFEU are included for financial reporting purposes in the General Fund balance.

Throughout the 1980's, State spending increased rapidly as the State population and economy also grew rapidly, including increased spending for many assistance programs to local governments, which were constrained by Proposition 13 and other laws. The largest State program is assistance to local public school districts. In 1988, an initiative (Proposition 98) was enacted which (subject to suspension by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature and the Governor) guarantees local school districts and community college districts a minimum share of State General Fund revenues (currently about 35 percent).

Recent Budgets.

The economy, and especially the stock markets, grew strongly during the second half of the 1990's, and as a result, the General Fund took in substantially greater tax revenues (an aggregate of more than $20 billion over the six fiscal years 1995-96 through 2000-01) than were initially planned when the budgets were enacted. These additional funds were largely directed to school spending as mandated by Proposition 98, and to make up shortfalls from reduced federal health and welfare aid in 1995-96 and 1996-97. In 1998-99 through 2000-01, new spending programs were also enacted, particularly for education, new capital outlay projects were funded from current receipts, and significant tax reductions were enacted. The Department of Finance estimates that the State's budget reserve (the SFEU) totaled $8.7 billion at June 30, 2000 and $6.3 billion at June 30, 2001. However, the SFEU balance at June 30, 2001 included as an asset the $6.1 billion loan to the State Department of Water Resources for power purchases (see "Cash Flow Requirements" below), and the General Fund's available cash at that date was considerably less. The balance at June 30, 2002 was estimated as negative $3.5 billion.

The growth in General Fund revenues 1994-95 resulted in significant increases in State funding for local school districts under Proposition 98. From the 1994-95 level of about $4,200 per pupil, annual State funding has increased to around $7,000 per pupil in FY 2001-02. A significant amount of the new moneys have been directed to specific educational reforms, including reduction of class sizes in many grade levels. The improved budget condition also allowed annual increases in support for higher education in the State, permitting increased enrollment and reduction of student fees.

Part of the 1997-98 Budget Act was completion of State welfare reform legislation to implement the new federal law passed in 1996. The new State program, called "CalWORKs," became effective January 1, 1998, and emphasizes programs to bring aid recipients into the workforce. As required by federal law, new time limits are placed on receipt of welfare aid. Generally, health and welfare costs have been contained even during the recent period of economic recovery, with the first real increases (after inflation) in welfare support levels occurring in 1999-2000 and additional increases in 2000-01.

An important element of recent Budget Acts was agreement on substantial tax cuts. The largest of these was a phased-in cut in the Vehicle License Fee (an annual tax on the value of cars registered in the State, the "VLF"). Starting on January 1, 1999, the VLF was reduced by 25 percent, which was increased in steps to a 67.5% reduction effective January 1, 2001. Under pre-existing law, VLF funds were automatically transferred to cities and counties, so the new legislation provided for the General Fund to make up the reductions. The full 67.5% percent VLF cut was offset by transfers of about $3.6 billion annually from the General Fund. Other miscellaneous business and personal tax cuts and tax credits were of a much smaller overall amount.

Fiscal Year 2001<R>-</R>02 Budget.

The 2001-02 Budget Act (the "2001 Budget Act") was signed on July 26, 2001. The 2001 Budget Act included $78.8 billion in General Fund expenditures, a reduction of $1.3 billion from the previous year. General Fund revenues in fiscal year 2001-02 were projected to drop to $75.1 billion, a decline of almost 4 percent from the prior year, reflecting the economic slowdown and the sharp drop in capital gains and stock option revenue. The excess of expenditures over revenues was to be funded by using a part of the budget reserve from the prior year.

The 2001 Budget Act provided full funding for K-14 education, and certain additional funding for low-performing schools, child care and other programs. Funding for higher education <R>was </R>increased, but less than in previous years. No fee increases for higher education were imposed. Health care, social services and prisons were funded for all expected caseload and inflation increases. Assistance to local governments was reduced from the previous year.

The 2001 Budget Act was projected to be able to sustain the reduced revenues without major program reductions because a large part of the previous 2000-01 Budget Act was for one-time spending, which did not have to be continued. The 2001 Budget Act contained much less one-time spending for capital outlay. The 2001 Budget Act also extended for two years a six-year transportation funding program implemented in 2000-01, and used a total of $2.3 billion of those funds for General Fund purposes in 2001-02 and 2002-03, to be repaid in 2006-08. The shortfall in funding was intended to be made up by temporary loans from other transportation accounts, so that it was not expected any projects would be delayed. Part of a compromise to permit this deferral was agreement to place a constitutional amendment on the next statewide ballot to permanently dedicate all sales taxes on gasoline and related fuels to transportation programs. This amendment was approved in March 2002.

General Fund revenues in 2001-02 ultimately proved to be far below projections, totaling only about $64 billion (compared to the 2001 Budget Act estimate of around $75 billion), largely due to reduced capital gains realizations and weaker economic activity. To partially offset this reduction, the Governor proposed, and the Legislature approved, mid-year spending cuts for 2001-02 totaling $2.3 billion. By the time of the May Revision to the Governor's Budget released in May 2002, the Governor projected that the combined shortfall or budget "gap" between expected revenues and projected expenditures based on existing statutes totaled $23.4 billion for the two fiscal years, 2001-02 and 2002-03.

Fiscal Year 2002-03 Budget

The magnitude of the budget gap which had to be addressed led to a substantial delay in enactment of the 2002-03 Budget Act ("2002 Budget Act") until September 5, 2002, more than two months into the fiscal year. Despite delay in approval of the Budget Act, most State operations continued based on continuing appropriation legislation, constitutional requirements or court orders. Debt service on State debt was paid, most health and welfare programs and education payments were funded, and State employees, other than elected officials and senior management employees, were paid.

The 2002 Budget Act addressed a $23.6 billion gap between expenditures and resources through a combination of program reductions, internal loans, bond issuances, fund shifts, accelerations and transfers, and modest tax changes. The principal components were:

1. Program cost savings in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 fiscal years totaling about $7.458 billion. This included the $2.3 billion of 2001-02 mid-year budget reductions enacted by the Legislature. The largest savings occurred in education, health, social services and State operations, and include deferral or elimination of previously enacted program expansions and elimination of workload and cost of living adjustments in numerous programs. By year-end 2002, it appeared some of the projected savings<R> would</R> not be achieved.

2. The receipt of $4.5 billion in 2002-03 from the securitization (sale) of a large portion of the State's future receipt of payment from tobacco companies from the settlement of litigation against those companies. This sale was scheduled to close in two segments. The first sale, which produced $2.5 billion of receipts to the General Fund, closed in February 2003<R>.</R> <R>T</R>he second sale,<R> expected</R> to produce up to $2.0 billion in April 2003, was postponed on April 3, 2003 because of turmoil in the market for such "tobacco securitizations" after an Illinois trial court rendered a judgment of $10.1 billion against Philip Morris, Inc., one of the largest tobacco manufacturers.

3. A total of $2.028 billion in loans from various funds, including $1.218 billion from transportation funds.

4. The shift of $1.328 billion of expenditures from the General Fund to other funding sources, such as special funds and proposed future bond funds.

5. The receipt of $1.2 billion additional revenues in 2002-03 from a two-year suspension of the deductibility of net operating losses provided in current law.

6. General Fund savings of $1.728 billion from the deferral of $1.047 billion of education expenditures from 2001-02 to early 2002-03 and $681 million of education expenditures from 2002-03 to early 2003-04. These deferrals were not expected to significantly impact underlying programs.

7. General Fund savings of $1.083 billion ($223 million in 2001-02 and $860 million in 2002-03) from issuing refunding bonds to pay selected maturities of general obligation bonds due between February 2002 and June 2003.

8. Anticipated increases in federal funding for health and human services programs, security/bioterrorism and other areas totaling about $1.081 billion. There can be no assurance of this funding, and the Administration has more recently estimated only about $400 million will be received.

9. Additional revenue of $1.651 billion in 2002-03 due to Federal Tax Conformity and Tax Compliance ($1.081 billion); increasing the withholding on stock option and bonus income from 6 percent to 9.3 percent ($400 million); and suspending the teacher retention credit for one year ($170 million).

10. Accelerations and transfers from other funds to the General Fund totaling $1.585 billion.

Despite the challenge represented by the severe revenue decline and the budget gap, the 2002 Budget as enacted contained the following major components. As noted in the caption "Current Budget Shortfall" below, many of these budget elements are likely to be cut.

1. Total K-12 spending increased 2.8 percent from the revised 2001-02 estimates. Total K-12 spending per pupil increases from $6,610 in 2001-02 to $7,067 in 2002-03.

2. Funding for higher education decreased by 0.2 percent in 2002-03 compared to the revised 2001-02 estimates.

3. The Budget continued to limit the growth in State government with the elimination of positions and the reduction of State operations expenditures. In addition to the 6,600 positions eliminated by the Administration since 1999, 7,000 State government positions will be eliminated (6,000 in 2002-03 and 1,000 by June 30, 2004).

4. Although funding for youth and adult corrections decreased by 4.7 percent from the previous year, the Budget sustained funding for public safety. While total funding for health and human services decreased by 2.1 percent, the Budget funded health insurance coverage for children and critical care programs for seniors.

5. There were no significant tax increases, and no significant reductions in support for local governments. A one-time shift of $75 million in property taxes from redevelopment agencies to schools will reduce State aid to schools by a like amount.

The Administration has estimated, in the proposed Budget for 2003-04, that General Fund revenues and transfers in 2002-03 will be about $6 billion below the estimates made when the 2002 Budget Act was adopted. The largest component is a projected $3.7 billion shortfall in personal income tax receipts. The Administration also adjusted final estimated receipts for 2001-02 downward by about $1.7 billion, leaving the SFEU or budget reserve at an estimate negative $3.5 billion on June 30, 2002. The Administration projects that the SFEU will be at a negative $5.85 billion as of June 30, 2003. This estimate assumes the Legislature will approve billions of dollars of current-year spending reductions, described below.

Current Budget Shortfall

In mid-November 2002, the Legislative Analyst (an independent office under the State Legislature) issued a report (the "LAO Report") indicating the State faced dire fiscal conditions. The principal causes of the continuing fiscal difficulty were identified as (i) the use of so many one-time budget solutions, such as bond sales, interfund borrowings and deferrals, to solve the $23.6 billion gap in the 2002 Budget, without enough emphasis on closing the structural imbalance between ongoing revenue sources (taxes) and ongoing expenditure commitments, (ii) the likelihood that some of the assumptions in the 2002 Budget would not be met, and (iii) a significant downward revision in revenue estimates deriving from the continued sluggishness of the State economy and stock market. The LAO Report estimated that items (i) and (ii) above would result in a cumulative $10 billion gap between revenues and expenditures (absent further actions) by the end of the 2003-04 fiscal year. The report further estimated that item (iii) would result in reduced revenues of over $11 billion for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 fiscal years combined, as compared to earlier estimates.

The LAO Report predicted the State General Fund would have a deficit of about $6.1 billion by the end of the 2002-03 fiscal year (compared to the 2002 Budget which predicted a reserve balance of $1 billion). Absent corrective action, the cumulative deficit could reach $21 billion by the end of the 2003-04 fiscal year. Furthermore, even given accelerating economic growth in 2003 and beyond (which is not assured), there would, unless corrective actions were taken, continue to be a substantial deficit between revenues and expenditures, in a potential range from $12-16 billion annually, for years after 2003-04.

<R>Shortly after the LAO Report was released, the Governor announced that the Administration also projected a substantial budget gap in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and he called a special session of the Legislature to begin on December 9, 2002 to take up legislation for mid-year spending cuts and other budgetary actions. On December 6, 2002, the Governor released proposals for immediate actions to reduce the budget gap by about $10.2 billion, of which $3.4 billion would be seen in 2002-03 and the balance in 2003-04. In early March 2003, the Legislature passed revised budget adjustment legislation totaling about $3.3 billion in fiscal year 2002-03 spending reductions, deferrals and funding transfers; this included a deferral of about $1.1 billion of school funding until the start of the 2003-04 fiscal year. The Administration is studying alternative budget solutions to make up for items not approved by the Legislature which are no longer viable because of the passage of time.</R>

<R>Fiscal Year 2003-04 Budget</R>

In late December 2002 the Governor released further budget projections, indicating that for the combined 2002-03 and 2003-04 period, the nominal budget "gap" to be addressed was in the neighborhood of $35 billion. This consisted of about $17.7 of reduced revenues compared to earlier projections, $4.5 billion of additional expenditures, and the "loss" of $12.6 billion in budgetary resources allocated to one-time budgetary actions taken in the 2002 Budget Act which could not be duplicated (such as the sale of future tobacco settlement receipts).

The Governor released his proposed 2003-04 Budget on January 10, 2003. By law, the Governor was required to propose a balanced budget. Beyond the $9 billion of spending reductions proposed in December, the Governor proposed an additional $11.8 billion of spending cuts. The largest parts of the new proposal include cuts of $4.2 billion from local governments by reducing a portion of the payments made by the State to replace vehicle license fees, and another $2 billion in cuts to local schools. The combined $20.8 billion of reductions would affect almost all areas of the budget, including aid to schools and other local governments, health and social services programs, higher education and most other State programs; only corrections programs are largely unaffected. The second largest element of the Governor's Budget Proposal is to transfer responsibility for many health and social services programs to local governments, relieving the State of over $8 billion of costs. The Governor proposed to fund this "realignment" of government programs with new taxes, which will be dedicated to local governments. These include a 1% increase in the sales tax, higher marginal personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers, and an increase in cigarette taxes. Finally, the Governor proposed about $5.8 billion of additional funding shifts and transfers, loans, and other revenues. Among these is an assumption that an additional $1.5 billion in receipts can be obtained from Indian gaming operations, and bonding or loans to pay $1.5 billion of payments due in 2003-04 to the two largest State pension funds. Many of these proposals are controversial and there can be no assurance which of them will eventually be enacted by the Legislature. The Governor also proposed consideration of reforms in the State and local government fiscal structure to try to avoid future budget crises like the one now facing the State.

<R>As noted above under "Current Budget Shortfall," some budget reductions were passed by the Legislature in early March 2003, but less then requested by the Governor, making the pressure on the 2003-04 Budget even greater. </R>

Cash Flow Requirements

The State typically funds its day-to-day operating requirements of the General Fund from revenue receipts, interfund borrowing from special funds, and external borrowing in the form of revenue anticipation notes ("RANs") and warrants. In the first half of calendar 2001, the State Department of Water Resources ("DWR") had taken over the responsibility of purchasing electricity to meet certain needs of the customers of investor-owned utilities ("IOUs"), because factors deriving from a failed deregulation program and unusual market conditions which had driven up the spot prices of electricity and natural gas had combined to make the State's two largest IOUs insolvent. To fund these purchases, the DWR borrowed over $6 billion from the General Fund. Repayment of this loan was planned to be made from proceeds of power revenue bonds to be issued by the DWR which will be secured by a portion of retail customers' electricity bills. (There will be no taxes or liability of the General Fund to repay the power revenue bonds.)

The State issued a then-record $5.7 billion of RANs in October 2001 to fund its cash management needs in 2001-02, with a maturity date of June 28, 2002. It had been assumed that the DWR power revenue bonds would be issued by that time, to repay a net loan of $6.1 billion plus interest. When the DWR bond sale was delayed, and revenues were falling below projections, as reported above, the State Controller initiated steps to issue revenue anticipation warrants ("RAWs"), a form of cash flow borrowing which could extend beyond the end of the fiscal year. In June 2002<R>,</R> the State issued $7.5 billion of RAWs in three series which matured from October 2002 to January 2003. The RAWs were designed to assure adequate cash resources for State operating needs in June 2002 and for the start of the next fiscal year.

The Administration assumed that the State would meet its cash management requirements in 2002-03 by a combination of the issuance of about $7 billion of revenue anticipation notes in the fall of 2002, and reimbursement of the General Fund for the DWR energy loans by October 2002. In addition, proceeds of the securitization of future tobacco litigation settlement payments were assumed in early 2003. Because of weaker receipts, delay in enactment of the budget, and uncertainty about the schedule for issuance of the DWR power revenue bonds, in September 2002<R>,</R> the State Controller determined that it was prudent to issue $12.5 billion of RANs for cash management purposes in the 2002-03 fiscal year. This record borrowing was completed, in two parts, by early November 2002, with all of the notes due on June 20 or June 27, 2003. The DWR power revenue bonds were finally successfully issued in mid-November 2002, providing an infusion of $6.5 billion to the General Fund, and the first phase of the tobacco securitization brought an additional $2.5 billion in February 2003, both of which were significant assumptions in the State's cash flow projections for repayment of the 2002-03 RANs. As noted above, revenues to be received during 2002-03 (including final adjustments for 2001-02) are now projected by the Administration to be some $7.7 billion less than projections made when the 2002 Budget was adopted. <R>In early April 2003,</R> the second part of the tobacco securitization <R>plan</R>,<R> designed to add $2.0 billion to the General Fund, was postponed. This delay,</R> the reduced overall revenue projections and <R>the limited</R> mid-year budget <R>adjustments adopted by the Legislature have resulted in announcement by the State Controller that</R> the State will once again have to issue RAWs<R>, in an estimated amount of $9 billion-$11 billion, in June 2003 to assure payment of all obligations due at </R>the end of the <R>2002-03 </R>year<R>, including</R> repayment of the 2002 RANs<R>. However, the controller also stated that even this large amount of RAWs would only allow the State to pay 30-60 days of its obligations at the start of the 2003-04 fiscal year unless the Budget Act for the next year was adopted in a timely manner. If this does not occur, the Controller may be forced to pay some of the State's obligations with "registered warrants," an interest-bearing note which cannot be redeemed for cash until the State has sufficient new cash resources.</R> Until the State brings the "structural imbalance" between its revenue sources and spending obligations into balance, it may continue to depend on having access to the public debt markets in order to fund its ongoing cash obligations and to repay cash flow borrowings.

<R>Bond Rating</R>

The ratings on California's long-term general obligation bonds were reduced in the early 1990's from "AAA" levels which had existed prior to the recession. After 1996, through the end of 2000, the three major rating agencies raised their ratings of California's general obligation bonds as high as "AA" from Standard & Poor's, "Aa2" from Moody's and "AA" from Fitch. As of March 1, 2003, Standard & Poor's had reduced California's senior ratings to "A," Fitch had reduced the ratings to "A" and Moody's had reduced its ratings to "A2," and Fitch maintained the State's credit ratings on watch with negative implications. All three agencies made rating reductions<R> on both the State's long-term bonds and cash flow notes</R> in late 2002 or early 2003 after the Governor released his $35 billion budget gap estimate.

There can be no assurance that current ratings will be maintained in the future. It should be noted that the creditworthiness of obligations issued by local California issuers may be unrelated to creditworthiness of obligations issued by the State of California, and that there is no obligation on the part of the State to make payment on such local obligations in the event of default.

<R>Legal Proceedings</R>

The State is involved in certain legal proceedings (described in the State's recent financial statements) that, if decided against the State, may require the State to make significant future expenditures or may substantially impair revenues. If the State eventually loses any of these cases, the final remedies may not have to be implemented in one year.

<R>Obligations of Other Issuers</R>

Other Issuers of California Municipal Obligations. There are a number of State agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the State that issue Municipal Obligations, some of which may be conduit revenue obligations payable from payments from private borrowers. These entities are subject to various economic risks and uncertainties, and the credit quality of the securities issued by them may vary considerably from the credit quality of obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the State.

State Assistance. Property tax revenues received by local governments declined more than 50% following passage of Proposition 13. Subsequently, the California Legislature enacted measures to provide for the redistribution of the State's General Fund surplus to local agencies, the reallocation of certain State revenues to local agencies and the assumption of certain governmental functions by the State to assist municipal issuers to raise revenues. Total local assistance from the State's General Fund was budgeted at approximately 75% of General Fund expenditures in recent years, including the effect of implementing reductions in certain aid programs. To reduce State General Fund support for school districts, the 1992-93 and 1993-94 Budget Acts caused local governments to transfer $3.9 billion of property tax revenues to school districts, representing loss of the post-Proposition 13 "bailout" aid. Local governments have in return received greater revenues and greater flexibility to operate health and welfare programs.

In 1997, a new program provided for the State to substantially take over funding for local trial courts (saving cities and counties some $400 million annually). For 2001-02, the State has provided over $350 million to support local law enforcement costs. The current fiscal crisis may result in some reductions in these payments in 2002-03 and beyond.

To the extent the State should be constrained by its Article XIIIB appropriations limit, or its obligation to conform to Proposition 98, or other fiscal considerations, the absolute level, or the rate of growth, of State assistance to local governments may continue to be reduced. Any such reductions in State aid could compound the serious fiscal constraints already experienced by many local governments, particularly counties. Los Angeles County, the largest in the State, was forced to make significant cuts in services and personnel, particularly in the health care system, in order to balance its budget in FY1995-96 and FY1996-97, and is facing a new health care funding crisis in 2002-03. Orange County, which emerged from Federal Bankruptcy Court protection in June 1996, has significantly reduced county services and personnel, and faces strict financial conditions following large investment fund losses in 1994 which resulted in bankruptcy. The recent economic slowdown in the State, with its corresponding reduction in State and local revenues, will put additional pressure on local government finances in the coming years. See "Recent Financial Results - Current Budget Shortfall" and "---Fiscal Year 2003-04 Budget."

Counties and cities may face further budgetary pressures as a result of changes in welfare and public assistance programs, which were enacted in August, 1997 in order to comply with the federal welfare reform law. Generally, counties play a large role in the new system, and are given substantial flexibility to develop and administer programs to bring aid recipients into the workforce. Counties are also given financial incentives if either at the county or statewide level, the "Welfare-to-Work" programs exceed minimum targets; counties are also subject to financial penalties for failure to meet such targets. Counties remain responsible to provide "general assistance" for able-bodied indigents who are ineligible for other welfare programs. The long-term financial impact of the new CalWORKs system on local governments is still unknown.

Assessment Bonds. California Municipal Obligations which are assessment bonds may be adversely affected by a general decline in real estate values or a slowdown in real estate sales activity. In many cases, such bonds are secured by land which is undeveloped at the time of issuance but anticipated to be developed within a few years after issuance. In the event of such reduction or slowdown, such development may not occur or may be delayed, thereby increasing the risk of a default on the bonds. Because the special assessments or taxes securing these bonds are not the personal liability of the owners of the property assessed, the lien on the property is the only security for the bonds. Moreover, in most cases the issuer of these bonds is not required to make payments on the bonds in the event of delinquency in the payment of assessments or taxes, except from amounts, if any, in a reserve fund established for the bonds.

California Long Term Lease Obligations. Based on a series of court decisions, certain long-term lease obligations, though typically payable from the general fund of the State or a municipality, are not considered "indebtedness" requiring voter approval. Such leases, however, are subject to "abatement" in the event the facility being leased is unavailable for beneficial use and occupancy by the municipality during the term of the lease. Abatement is not a default, and there may be no remedies available to the holders of the certificates evidencing the lease obligation in the event abatement occurs. The most common cases of abatement are failure to complete construction of the facility before the end of the period during which lease payments have been capitalized and uninsured casualty losses to the facility (e.g., due to earthquake). In the event abatement occurs with respect to a lease obligation, lease payments may be interrupted (if all available insurance proceeds and reserves are exhausted) and the certificates may not be paid when due. Although litigation is brought from time to time which challenges the constitutionality of such lease arrangements, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in August 1998 which reconfirmed the legality of these financing methods.

<R>Other Considerations</R>

The repayment of industrial development securities secured by real property may be affected by California laws limiting foreclosure rights of creditors. Securities backed by health care and hospital revenues may be affected by changes in State regulations governing cost reimbursements to health care providers under Medi-Cal (the State's Medicaid program), including risks related to the policy of awarding exclusive contracts to certain hospitals.

Limitations on ad valorem property taxes may particularly affect "tax allocation" bonds issued by California redevelopment agencies. Such bonds are secured solely by the increase in assessed valuation of a redevelopment project area after the start of redevelopment activity. In the event that assessed values in the redevelopment project decline (e.g., because of a major natural disaster such as an earthquake), the tax increment revenue may be insufficient to make principal and interest payments on these bonds. Both Moody's and S&P suspended ratings on California tax allocation bonds after the enactment of Articles XIIIA and XIIIB, and only resumed such ratings on a selective basis.

Proposition 87, approved by California voters in 1988, requires that all revenues produced by a tax rate increase go directly to the taxing entity which increased such tax rate to repay that entity's general obligation indebtedness. As a result, redevelopment agencies (which, typically, are the issuers of tax allocation securities) no longer receive an increase in tax increment when taxes on property in the project area are increased to repay voter-approved bonded indebtedness.

The effect of these various constitutional and statutory changes upon the ability of California municipal securities issuers to pay interest and principal on their obligations remains unclear. Furthermore, other measures affecting the taxing or spending authority of California or its political subdivisions may be approved or enacted in the future. Legislation has been or may be introduced which would modify existing taxes or other revenue-raising measures or which either would further limit or, alternatively, would increase the abilities of state and local governments to impose new taxes or increase existing taxes. It is not possible, at present, to predict the extent to which any such legislation will be enacted. Nor is it possible, at present, to determine the impact of any such legislation on California Municipal Obligations in which the Fund may invest, future allocations of state revenues to local governments or the abilities of state or local governments to pay the interest on, or repay the principal of, such California Municipal Obligations.

Substantially all of California is within an active geologic region subject to major seismic activity. Northern California in 1989 and Southern California in 1994 experienced major earthquakes causing billions of dollars in damages. The federal government provided more than $13 billion in aid for both earthquakes, and neither event has had any long-term negative economic impact. Any California Municipal Obligation in the Fund could be affected by an interruption of revenues because of damaged facilities, or, consequently, income tax deductions for casualty losses or property tax assessment reductions. Compensatory financial assistance could be constrained by the inability of (i) an issuer to have obtained earthquake insurance coverage rates; (ii) an insurer to perform on its contracts of insurance in the event of widespread losses; or (iii) the federal or State government to appropriate sufficient funds within their respective budget limitations.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PUERTO RICO

The following highlights some of the more significant financial trends and problems affecting the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the "Commonwealth" or "Puerto Rico"), and is based on information drawn from official statements and prospectuses relating to the securities offerings of Puerto Rico, its agencies, and instrumentalities, as available on the date of this SAI. FMR has not independently verified any of the information contained in such official statements, prospectuses, and other publicly available documents, but is not aware of any fact which would render such information materially inaccurate.

<R>The economy of Puerto Rico is fully integrated with that of the United States (the "U.S.") In fiscal 2001 (July 2000 through June 2001), trade with the U.S. accounted for approximately 88% of Puerto Rico's exports and approximately 54% of its imports. In this regard, in fiscal 2001 Puerto Rico experienced a $17.8 billion positive merchandise trade balance.</R>

<R>Gross product in fiscal 1997 was $44.2 billion ($31.4 billion in 1996 prices) and gross product in fiscal 2001 was $44.2 billion ($35.3 billion in 1996 prices). This represents an increase in gross product of 36.7% from fiscal 1997 to 2001 (12.6% in 1996 prices).</R>

<R>Since fiscal 1985, personal income, both aggregate and per capita, has increased consistently each fiscal year. In fiscal 2001, aggregate personal income was $41.5 billion ($37.2 billion in 1996 prices) and personal per capita income was $10,816 ($9,713 in 1996 prices). Personal income includes transfer payments to individuals in Puerto Rico under various social programs. Total federal payments to Puerto Rico, which include transfers to local government entities and expenditures of federal agencies in Puerto Rico, in addition to federal transfer payments to individuals, are lower on a per capita basis in Puerto Rico than in any state. Transfer payments to individuals in fiscal 2001 were $8.6 billion, of which $6.3 billion, or 72.7%, represented entitlements to individuals who had previously performed services or made contributions under programs such as Social Security, Veteran's Benefits, Medicare, and U.S. Civil Service retirement pensions.</R>

<R>Puerto Rico's economic expansion, which has lasted over ten years, continued throughout the five-year period from fiscal 1997 through fiscal 2001. Almost every sector of the economy participated, and record levels of employment were achieved. Factors behind this expansion included government-sponsored economic development programs, periodic declines in the exchange value of the U.S. dollar, increases in the level of federal transfers, the relatively low cost of borrowing funds, and low oil prices.</R>

<R>The performance of the economy during fiscal 2002 was affected principally by the performance of the U.S. economy, the level of transfer payments, and by the level of oil prices and the level of interest rates. In the past, Puerto Rico has been heavily dependent on oil imports for its energy needs. </R>

<R>The number of persons employed in Puerto Rico during fiscal 2001 averaged 1,157,850. Unemployment, although at relatively low historical levels, remains above the average for the U.S.</R>

<R>Puerto Rico has a diversified economy. The dominant sectors of the Puerto Rico economy are manufacturing and services. During the period between fiscal 1997 and 2001, the manufacturing and services sectors generated the largest portion of gross domestic product. Three sectors of the economy provide the most employment: manufacturing, services, and government. The Planning Board estimates that in fiscal 2001 manufacturing generated $27.1 billion or 39.9% of gross domestic product. The manufacturing sector employed 137,770 workers as of March 2001(as reported in the Department of Labor and Human Resources-Benchmark on Employment Hours and Earnings). Most of the island's manufacturing output is shipped to the U.S. mainland, which is also the principal source of semi-finished manufactured articles on which further manufacturing operations are performed in Puerto Rico. Manufacturing in Puerto Rico is now more diversified than during earlier phases of industrial development. In the last three decades, industrial development has tended to be more capital intensive and more dependent on skilled labor. This gradual shift in emphasis is best exemplified by heavy investment in pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, computers, and electrical products industries in Puerto Rico over the last decade. While total employment in the manufacturing sector decreased by 15,503 from March 1997 to March 2001, other indicators of the manufacturing sector suggest that manufacturing production increased. Average weekly hours worked increased 4.4% from fiscal 1997 to fiscal 2001. Thus, the reduction in manufacturing employment occurred during a period of significant expansion in real manufacturing output, as reflected in the growth of exports. This trend suggests a significant increase in manufacturing productivity. Most of the decreases in employment have been concentrated in the labor-intensive industries, particularly apparel, textiles, tuna canning, leather products, and electro-mechanical manufacturing. Puerto Rico has experienced significant growth in the services sector, in terms of both income and employment, over the past decade, showing a favorable trend as compared with certain other industrialized economies. The services sector, which includes wholesale and retail trade and finance, insurance, real estate, hotels and related services, and other services, ranks second to manufacturing in its contribution to gross domestic product, and leads all sectors in providing employment. In fiscal 2001, services generated $26.8 billion of gross domestic product or 39.4% of the total. Employment in the services sector grew from 432,100 in fiscal 1997 to 491,200 in fiscal 2001, a cumulative increase of 13.7%. This increase was greater than the 3.3% cumulative growth in total employment over the same period. During the period between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 2001, the gross domestic product in this sector increased at an annual average rate of 9.0%, while employment increased at an annual average rate of 3.3%. The development of the services sector has shown a strong interaction among the following important sectors: manufacturing, tourism, construction, and agriculture. The services sector in Puerto Rico has a diversified base. </R>

The high degree of knowledge, skills, and expertise in professional and technical services available in Puerto Rico places the island in a favorable competitive position with respect to Latin America and other trading countries throughout the world. A major element in the diversification efforts is the further development of the local services sector, which has the capacity to increase its export potential and to generate more income and jobs during the coming years.

<R>Wholesale and retail trade, finance, insurance, and real estate have experienced significant growth in the fiscal 1997 to 2001 period, as measured by gross domestic product. Gross domestic product in wholesale and retail trade increased from $6.7 billion in fiscal 1997 to $8.7 billion in fiscal 2001. In finance, insurance, and real estate, gross domestic product increased from $6.9 billion in fiscal 1997 to $11.2 billion in fiscal 2001. There are sixteen commercial banks and trust companies currently operating in Puerto Rico. Total assets of these institutions as of December 31, 2001 were $61.6 billion. </R>

<R>The government sector of the Commonwealth plays an important role in the economy of the island. In fiscal year 2001, the government accounted for $6.0 billion of Puerto Rico's gross domestic product, or 8.9% of the total, and provided 280,300 jobs or 27.5% of the total employment.</R> Government sector employment does not include employment by public corporations, which employment is included in other sectors. These public corporations include significant employers such as the Electric Power Authority and the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority. The government's (including the central government, the public corporations, and the municipalities) share of payroll employment, measured according to the payroll survey, has diminished from 34.9% in fiscal 1981, to 33.6% in fiscal 1990, to 26.5% in fiscal 2000.

On February 25, 1998, legislation was enacted permitting the unionization of government employees (excluding municipal employees). Under this law, government employees are given collective bargaining rights subject to a number of limitations. Among those limitations are: employees are prohibited from striking; annual salary increases are limited; employees cannot be required to become union members and pay union dues; and collective bargaining negotiations cannot occur in an election year.

<R>The construction industry has experienced substantial real growth since fiscal 1987. During the period from fiscal 1997 through fiscal 2000 construction investment increased 44.9%, and in fiscal 2001, it remained at $6.8 billion. The total value of construction permits increased 25.3% over the same five year period. The strength of public investment has been an important component in the significant expansion of construction investment. During fiscal 2001, approximately 36.7% of the total investment in construction was related to public projects. While sales of locally produced cement for fiscal year 2001 decreased 2.0% in comparison with fiscal 2000, the government believes that total sales of cement for fiscal 2001 increased slightly from fiscal 2000 because of an offsetting increase in sales of imported cement. In fiscal 2001, the average employment in the construction sector was 72,700, an increase of 4.2% over fiscal 2000.</R>

<R>During the first eight months of fiscal 2002, the total value of construction permits decreased 38.0%, compared with the same period in fiscal 2001. Total sales of locally produced cement decreased 4.7% during the first seven months of fiscal 2002 in comparison with the same period of fiscal 2001, which decrease was offset by increases in imported cement. The average employment in the construction sector during the first nine months of fiscal year 2002 was 71,413.</R>

<R>For the current fiscal year, the latest survey of construction investment anticipates a decline in private investments and a significant increase of 24% in public investment compared with fiscal 2001. According to the survey, the growth in public investment will come primarily from housing, hotels, new schools (and school reconstruction programs), water projects and other infrastructure projects to be undertaken by Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority ("PRHTA") and GDB. For fiscal year 2003, approximately $1.2 billion is expected to be invested for public improvements.</R>

<R>Tourism also contributes significantly to the island economy, accounting for 4.0% of the island's gross domestic product in fiscal 2001, compared to 3.9% in fiscal 2000. Visitors' expenditures and the number of visitors to the island had grown consistently from 1985 to 1998. In fiscal 1999, however, the number of visitors to the island decreased, due in part to the effect of Hurricane Georges, which struck the island in September 1998. During fiscal 2000, the number of visitors to the island increased to 4.6 million and visitors' expenditures increased to $2.4 billion. In fiscal 2001, the number of visitors of the island increased to 4.9 million and visitors' expenditures increased to $2.7 billion, an increase of 7.5% and 14.2%, respectively, compared to fiscal 2000. The number of persons registered in tourist hotels during fiscal 2001, increased 10.9% over the number registered for fiscal 2000. The average occupancy rate in tourist hotels during fiscal 2001 was 70.0% compared to 74.2% in fiscal 2000. The average number of rooms rented in tourist hotels increased 1.7% during fiscal 2001 compared with fiscal 2000. These increases are due in part to the increased marketing by the government of Puerto Rico, the trends in U.S. economy, and increased hotel usage by Puerto Rico residents. </R>

<R>During the first eight months of fiscal 2002 the number of persons registered in tourist hotels was 983,200, a decrease of 2.0% over the number registered for the same period in fiscal 2001. The average occupancy rate in tourist hotels during this period was 61.1% compared to 68.3% in fiscal 2001. The average number of rooms available in tourist hotels increased 3.4% during the first eight months of fiscal 2002 compared with the same period of fiscal 2001. The government's implementation of new initiatives is expected to help the tourism sector in Puerto Rico.</R>

<R>San Juan has become the largest homeport for cruise ships in the Caribbean and the fourth largest homeport for cruise ships in the world.</R>

<R>The Department of Agriculture and related agencies have directed their efforts at increasing and improving local agricultural production, increasing efficiency and quality of produce, and stimulating import substitution where economically feasible. During fiscal 2001, gross income from agriculture was $716.1 million, a decrease of 0.7% in comparison with fiscal 2000. Agriculture gross income consists of the total value of production in the principal agricultural sectors, which include traditional crops, cattle products, farinaceous vegetables, fruits, and other products. Recently non-traditional crops, livestock and poultry have contributed a higher percentage of the sector's income.</R>

The government of Puerto Rico supports agricultural activities through incentives, subsidies, and technical and support services, in addition to income tax exemptions for qualified income derived by bona fide farmers. Act No. 225, approved December 1, 1995, increased the tax benefits available to bona fide farmers. The Act provides a 90% income tax exemption for income derived from agricultural operations, an investment tax credit equal to 50% of the investment in qualified agricultural projects, and a 100% exemption from excise taxes, real and personal property taxes, municipal license taxes, and tariff payments. It also provides full income tax exemption for interest income from bonds, notes and other debt instruments to be issued by financial institutions to provide financing to agricultural business. Subsequent legislation imposed an aggregate annual limitation of $15 million on the investment tax credits available under Act. No. 225.

Policy changes are expected to be implemented to promote employment and income generated by the agricultural sector. The policy initiatives being considered are restructuring the Department of Agriculture, increasing government purchases of local agricultural products, and a new system of agricultural credits and subsidies for new projects.

Sila M. Calderón was sworn in as Governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2001. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Manhattanville College in New York and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico. Since 1973, she has worked in the public sector as Executive Assistant of the Labor Secretary, Special Assistant to the Governor of Puerto Rico, Chief of Staff of the Governor of Puerto Rico, and Secretary of State. In the private sector, she has worked as an executive in charge of business development for Citibank, N.A., President of the Commonwealth Investment Company Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors of BanPonce, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Pueblo International, Inc. In 1996, she was elected as mayor of the municipality of San Juan.

<R>The Commonwealth's economic development program is based on the following four initiatives: (i) the enactment of laws in Puerto Rico providing tax benefits that will promote foreign investment and increased economic activity; (ii) the acceleration and simplification of the local permitting process; (iii) the reduction of the costs of doing business in Puerto Rico; and, (iv) the amendment of Section 956 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") to incorporate new Federal income tax benefits that enhance the attractiveness of establishing operations in Puerto Rico.</R>

<R>Puerto Rico Legislation.</R>

<R>One of the benefits enjoyed by Puerto Rico is that corporations operating in Puerto Rico (other than corporations organized in the United States) and individuals residing in Puerto Rico generally are not subject to Federal income taxes. This enables the Commonwealth to utilize local tax legislation as a tool for stimulating economic development in Puerto Rico. See "Tax Incentives" below.</R>

<R>Legislative initiatives include laws introduced or under development to extend the benefits of Act No. 135 of December 2, 1997 (the "1998 Tax Incentives Act"), to all eligible business operating under previous tax incentives laws. These benefits include 200% deductions for research and development expenses; worker training; and the ability to deduct, as a current expense, investments in machinery and equipment; and the ability to claim a tax credit equal to 25% of the purchase price of a product manufactured in the Puerto Rico (in excess of a base amount) or 35% of the purchase price of a product manufactured in Puerto Rico out off recycled materials. </R>

<R>The 1998 Tax Incentives Act was also amended to allow a credit against the Puerto Rico income tax liability of investors that acquire the majority of the stock, partnership interests or operational assets of an exempted business that is in the process of closing operations in Puerto Rico. A credit against the Puerto Rico income tax liability is also provided to investors that contribute cash to such exempted business for the construction or improvement of its physical facilities and the purchase of machinery and equipment. The amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the cash invested for such purposes.</R>

<R>The legislature of Puerto Rico has also recently enacted legislation which (i) reduces the capital gains tax from 20% to 10% in the case of individuals and estates and trusts, and from 25% to 12.5% in the case of corporations and partnerships organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or engaged in trade or business in Puerto Rico, for gains from the sale of eligible Puerto Rico investments; and, (ii) allows income tax credits for extraordinary investment in housing infrastructure.</R>

<R>In addition, legislation has been enacted: (i) amending the 1998 Tax Incentives Act to provide special income tax rates ranging from 0% to 2% to companies that establish operations in Puerto Rico in "core pioneer industries" which utilize innovative technology not previously used in Puerto Rico; (ii) granting tax credits with respect to eligible investments made in the construction or substantial rehabilitation of housing units to be rented to low income families; (iii) reducing to 7% the capital gains rate applicable to gains realized on the sale of shares of stock of Puerto Rico corporations sold in an initial public offering made prior to December 31, 2007 or acquired in public offerings made prior to December 31, 2007; (iv) granting income tax exemption to the fees received by financial institutions in connection with guaranteeing the payment of debt issued to finance tourism development projects; (v) granting exemption to qualified associations administering timesharing rights or vacation clubs and to owners' associations of areas designated as tourism enhancement districts; (vi) granting income tax exemption for financial institutions for charges collected on obligations issued for the financing of tourism projects; (vii) granting tax exemption for the investments in infrastructure made by housing developers; and (viii) rehabilitating urban centers through the development of housing projects, community areas, commercial areas, parks and recreational spaces, construction and renovation of structures and the development of bare or under-developed sites.</R>

<R>Legislation has also been enacted to grant tax credits to Puerto Rico business that acquire products manufactured in Puerto Rico for exportation.</R>

<R>Acceleration and Simplification of Local Permitting Process. Another of Puerto Rico's initiatives to promote economic activity is to simplify the regulatory process for obtaining government permits in order to accelerate the granting of permits and reduce the costs of the permitting process. As part of this initiative, the government has established a multi-agency center that will handle in a coordinated way the permitting process and allow the filing of a single application for all government agencies, the government is also developing a procedure to allow them to be conducted simultaneously by the various government agencies.</R>

<R>Reduction of the Costs of Doing Business. The government believes that in order to make Puerto Rico more competitive and foster investment, it needs to reduce the cost of doing business in Puerto Rico. As part of this initiative, Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company ("PRIDCO") is conducting a thorough evaluation of the cost of doing business in Puerto Rico in order to develop new proposals to reduce such costs.</R>

<R>The high cost of energy in Puerto Rico has been identified as one of the costs of doing business that particularly affects the manufacturing industry. The government has sought to lower such cost by reducing Puerto Rico's dependence on oil for energy production through the development of cogeneration plants. In addition, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has commenced a hedging program with respect to oil prices to lessen the impact of the volatility of oil prices on the cost of electricity.</R>

Federal Legislative Proposals. The Commonwealth has developed a proposal calling for an amendment to the Code to provide a new and permanent tax regime applicable to U.S.-based businesses that have operations in Puerto Rico or other U.S. possessions. This new regime will be based on the tax rules generally applied by Congress to U.S. corporations with international operations, but with certain modifications intended to promote employment in both the Commonwealth and the United States.

Factors promoting the development of the manufacturing sector in Puerto Rico include various local and federal tax incentives, particularly those under Puerto Rico's Industrial Incentives Program and Sections 30A and 936 of the Code. Tax and other incentives have been established to promote the development of the tourism industry. These incentives are summarized below.

Since 1948, Puerto Rico has had various industrial incentive laws designed to stimulate industrial investment in the island. Under these laws, companies engaged in manufacturing and certain other designated activities were eligible to receive full or partial exemption from income, property, and other local taxes. The most recent of these industrial incentives laws is the 1998 Tax Incentives Act, a new industrial incentives law aimed at attracting and retaining foreign investment in Puerto Rico.

The benefits provided by the 1998 Tax Incentives Act are available to new companies as well as companies currently conducting tax-exempt operations in Puerto Rico that choose to renegotiate their existing tax exemption grant. Activities eligible for tax exemption include manufacturing, certain designated services performed for markets outside Puerto Rico, the production of energy from local renewable sources for consumption in Puerto Rico, and laboratories for scientific and industrial research. For companies qualifying thereunder, the 1998 Tax Incentives Act imposes income tax rates ranging from 2% to 7% for periods ranging from 10 to 25 years. In addition, it grants 90% exemption from property taxes, 100% exemption from municipal license taxes during the first eighteen months of operation and between 80% and 60% thereafter, and 100% exemption from municipal excise taxes. The 1998 Tax Incentives Act also provides various special deductions designated to stimulate employment and productivity, research and development, and capital investment in Puerto Rico.

Under the 1998 Tax Incentives Act, companies are able to repatriate or distribute their profits free of Puerto Rico dividend taxes. In addition, passive income derived from the investment of eligible funds in Puerto Rico's financial institutions, obligations of the government of Puerto Rico, and other designated investments are fully exempt from income and municipal license taxes. Individual shareholders of an exempted business are allowed a credit against their Puerto Rico income taxes equal to 30% of their proportionate share in the exempted business' income tax liability. Gain from the sale or exchange of shares of an exempted business by its shareholders during the exemption period is subject to a 4% income tax rate.

For many years Puerto Rico has also had incentives laws designed to stimulate investment in hotel operations on the island. The most recent of these laws, the Tourism Incentives Act of 1993, provides exemptions from income, property, and municipal license taxes for a period of up to 10 years. In addition, it provides certain tax credits for qualifying investments in hotel development projects.

As part of the incentives to promote the tourism industry, the government of Puerto Rico established the Tourism Development Fund as a subsidiary of GDB with the authority to make investments in or provide financing to entities that contribute to the development of the tourism industry. The Fund was initially capitalized with $50,000,000 and was authorized to provide financial guarantees for financing hotel development projects. To date the Fund has provided financial guarantees to private entities issuing bonds or borrowing funds to finance the development of thirteen hotel projects that provided approximately 3,000 new hotel rooms.

<R>U.S. corporations operating in Puerto Rico have been subject to special tax provisions since the Revenue Act of 1921. Prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1976, under Section 931 of the Code, U.S. corporations operating in Puerto Rico (and meeting certain source of income tests) were taxed only on income arising from sources within the United States.</R>

<R>The Tax Report Act of 1976 created Section 936 of the Code, which revised the tax treatment of U.S. corporations operating in Puerto Rico by taxing such corporations on their worldwide income in a manner similar to that applicable to any other U.S. corporation but providing such corporations a full credit for the federal tax on their business and qualified investment income in Puerto Rico. The credit provided an effective 100% federal tax exemption for operating and qualifying investment income from Puerto Rico sources. As a result of additional amendments made in 1996 (the "1996 Amendments"), as described below, the tax credit is now being phased out over a ten-year period for companies that were operating in Puerto Rico in 1995 and is no longer available for corporations that establish operations in Puerto Rico after October 13, 1995 (including existing Section 936 Corporations (as defined below) to the extent substantially new operations are established in Puerto Rico). The 1996 Amendments eliminated the credit previously available for income derived from certain qualified investments in Puerto Rico. The Section 30A Credit and the remaining Section 936 credit are discussed below.</R>

<R>Section 30A. The 1996 Amendments added a new Section 30A to the Code. Section 30A permits a "qualifying domestic corporation" ("QDC") that meets certain gross income tests (which are similar to the 80% and 75% gross income tests of Section 936 of the Code discussed below) to claim a credit (the "Section 30A Credit") against the federal income tax imposed on taxable income derived from sources outside the U.S. from the active conduct of a trade or business in Puerto Rico or from the sale of substantially all the assets used in such business ("possession income"). The Section 30A Credit will not be available for taxable years commencing after 2005.</R>

A QDC is a U.S. corporation which: (i) was actively conducting a trade or business in Puerto Rico on October 13, 1995; (ii) had a Section 936 election in effect for its taxable year that included October 13, 1995; (iii) does not have in effect an election to use the percentage limitation of Section 936(a)(4)(B) of the Code; and (iv) does not add a "substantial new line of business."

The Section 30A Credit is limited to the sum of: (i) 60% of qualified possession wages as defined in the Code, which includes wages up to 85% of the maximum earnings subject to the OASDI portion of Social Security taxes plus an allowance for fringe benefits of 15% of qualified possession wages; (ii) a specified percentage of depreciation deductions ranging between 15% and 65%, based on the class life of tangible property; and (iii) a portion of Puerto Rico income taxes paid by the QDC, up to a 9% effective tax rate (but only if the QDC does not elect the profit-split method for allocating income from intangible property).

In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, the amount of possession income that would qualify for the Section 30A Credit would be subject to a cap based on the QDC's possession income for an average adjusted base period ending before October 14, 1995 (the "income cap").

Section 30A applies only to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995 and before January 1, 2006.

Section 936. Under Section 936 of the Code, as amended by the 1996 Amendments, U.S. corporations that meet certain requirements and elect its application ("Section 936 Corporations") are entitled to credit against their U.S. corporate income tax, the portion of such tax attributable to income derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within Puerto Rico ("active business income") and from the sale or exchange of substantially all assets used in the active conduct of such trade or business.

<R>Under Section 936, a Section 936 Corporation may elect to compute its active business income, eligible for the Section 936 credit, under one of three formulas: (i) a cost-sharing formula, whereby it is allowed to claim all profits attributable to manufacturing intangibles and other functions carried out in Puerto Rico provided it makes a cost sharing payment in the amount required under section 936; (ii) a profit-split formula, whereby it is allowed to claim 50% of the combined net income of its affiliated group from the sale of products manufactured in Puerto Rico; or (iii) a cost-plus formula, whereby it is allowed to claim a reasonable profit on the manufacturing costs incurred in Puerto Rico. The Section 936 credit is now only available to companies that were operating in Puerto Rico on October 13, 1995, and had elected the percentage of income credit provided by Section 936. Such percentage of income credit is equal to 40% of the federal income tax otherwise imposable on the Puerto Rico active business income or derived from the sale or exchange of substantially all assets used in such business.</R>

In the case of taxable years beginning on or after 1998, the possession income subject to the Section 936 credit will be subject to a cap based on the Section 936 Corporation's possession income for an average adjusted base period ending on October 14, 1995. The Section 936 credit is eliminated for taxable years commencing after 2005.

Because of the credit limitations and impending phase-out, a large number of firms previously operating under the provisions of Sections 936 and 30A have restructured their operations in Puerto Rico, in whole or in part, to become controlled foreign corporations ("CFCs"). <R>A CFC is a corporation which is organized outside the U.S. and is controlled by U.S. shareholders. In general, a CFC may defer the payment of federal income taxes on its trade or business income until such income is repatriated to the U.S. in the form of dividends or through investments in certain U.S. properties.</R> The Puerto Rico Office of Tax Exemption has received notification of over eighty corporations that have converted part or all of their operations under Puerto Rico tax incentives laws to CFCs. These corporations include most of the major pharmaceutical, instrument, and electronics companies manufacturing in Puerto Rico.

<R>CFCs operate under transfer pricing rules for intangible income that are different from those of Sections 936 and 30A corporations. In many cases, they are allowed to attribute a large share of this income to their Puerto Rico operation, but must make a royalty payment "commensurate with income" to their U.S. affiliates. Section 936 companies were exempted from Puerto Rico withholding taxes on any cost sharing payments they might have opted to make, but CFCs are subject to a 10% Puerto Rico withholding tax on royalty payments. The recent increase in Puerto Rico revenues attributable to withholding taxes on royalty payments suggests that a significant share of the net income previously reported by corporations operating under the profit split method of Section 936 has been transferred to CFCs.</R>

<R>One of the elements of Puerto Rico's new economic development plan involves amending the Code to provide a new tax regime applicable to U.S.-based businesses that have operations in Puerto Rico or other U.S. possessions. A proposal to amend the Code in this regard put forth by the Governor of Puerto Rico has broad bi-partisan support in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives.</R>

<R>The proposal would amend the Code as follows: (i) Sections 30A and 936 would be allowed to expire according to their terms; (ii) Section 956 would be amended to exclude from current U.S. tax 90% of the otherwise taxable investments in certain U.S. property made by a "Qualified CFC" out of its "Qualified Income"; (iii) as an alternative to the Section 956 exclusion, Section 245 would be amended to allow an 85% dividends received deduction with respect to dividends paid out of Qualified Income by the Qualified CFC; and (iv) the investments in U.S. properties by the Qualified CFC out of its Qualified Income will not be subject to the imputation of interest nor to treatment as a constructive dividend.</R>

A "Qualified Possession CFC" would be defined under the Code as a controlled foreign corporation, incorporated in Puerto Rico or another U.S. possession. "Qualified Possessions Income" would be limited to that portion of the CFC's foreign source income that is derived from the active conduct by the CFC of a trade or business in Puerto Rico (or another possession) or from the sale or exchange of substantially all the assets used by the CFC in the active conduct of such a trade or business. The proposed Section 956 exclusion would be applicable only to income that is eligible for deferral under general U.S. tax principles. Thus, for example, passive income received by the CFC could not be converted from income that is currently taxable under Subpart F into income eligible for deferral by the investment of such amounts in U.S. property pursuant to the proposed amendment to Section 956.

<R>The legislative process for considering this proposal is in its early stages and, thus, it is not possible at this time to determine whether the proposal will be enacted into law or whatever amendments, if any, may be incorporated.</R>

Public sector debt comprises bonds and notes of the Commonwealth, its municipalities, and public corporations. Direct debt of the Commonwealth is supported by Commonwealth taxes. Debt of municipalities, other than bond anticipation notes, is supported by real and personal property taxes, and municipal license taxes. Debt of public corporations, other than bond anticipation notes, is generally supported by the revenues of such corporations from rates charged for services or products. However, certain debt of public corporations is supported, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by Commonwealth appropriations or taxes.

<R>Historically, the Commonwealth has maintained a fiscal policy that provides for a prudent relationship between the growth of public sector debt and the growth of the economic base required to service that debt. During fiscal 1996, 1997, and 1998, however, public sector debt increased at a greater rate than the growth of gross product due to an increase in the amount of debt incurred to finance certain key infrastructure projects that were important to the development of the economy and were expected to produce long-term economic benefits, and debt incurred to refinance outstanding debt to enable Puerto Rico to benefit from the historically low levels of interest rates and realize debt service savings. During fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the growth of public debt was below the growth of gross product. Public sector debt increased by 12.1% during fiscal 2001, compared to a 6.7% increase in gross product for the same year. The increase in the rate of growth of public sector debt during fiscal year 2001 was due to the issuance during such fiscal year of $1,092,550,000 of bonds of the Infrastructure Financing Authority and $397,005,000 of bonds of the Children's Trust Fund, both of which are payable from sources other than Commonwealth appropriations or taxes or revenues of public corporations derived from services or products. Excluding these bonds issues, the rate of growth of public sector debt for fiscal 2001 would have been 5.9% </R>

As of March 31, 2002, outstanding short-term debt, relative to total debt, was 7.6%.

Public employees of the government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities are covered by five retirement systems: The Employees Retirements System of the Government of Puerto Rico and its Instrumentalities (the "Employees <R>Retirement System"), the Annuity and Pension System for the Teachers of Puerto Rico (the "Teachers Retirement System"),</R> the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Judiciary Retirement System (the "Judiciary Retirement System"), the Retirement System of the University of Puerto Rico (the "University Retirement System"), and the Employees Retirement System of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (the "Electric Power Authority Retirement System").

The University Retirement System and the Electric Power Authority Retirement System apply to employees of the University of Puerto Rico and Electric Power Authority, respectively. The government of Puerto Rico is not required to contribute directly to those two systems, although a large portion of University revenues is derived from legislative appropriations.

<R>The Teachers Retirement System covers primarily public school teachers, the Judiciary Retirement System covers judges, and the Employees Retirement System covers all other employees of the government of Puerto Rico, its municipalities and instrumentalities. As of June 30, 2001, the total number of active members of the three systems was as follows: Employees Retirement System, 151,060; Teachers Retirement System, 48,342, and Judiciary Retirement System, 346. The three systems are financed by contributions made by employers (the government of Puerto Rico, public corporations, or municipalities), employees, and investment income. The government is responsible for approximately 66% of total employer contributions to the Employees Retirement System, and the other 34% is the responsibility of public corporations and municipalities. The government of Puerto Rico is also responsible for 100% and 99% of total employer contributions to the Judiciary and Teachers Retirement Systems, respectively. Retirement and related benefits provided by the systems and required contributions to the systems by employees are determined by statute. Required contributions to the systems by employers are determined by statute with respect to the Teachers Retirement System and, with respect to the Employees and Judiciary Retirement Systems, by the Administrators of the Systems.</R>

<R>According to the most recent actuarial valuation of the Employees Retirement System and Judiciary Retirement System submitted by a firm of independent consulting actuaries, as of June 30, 2000, the total pension benefit obligation for the Employees Retirement System and the Judiciary Retirement System was $9,459,300,000 and $135,800,000, respectively. The unfunded pension benefit obligation of the Employees Retirement System and Judiciary Retirement System for the same period was $7,417,500,000 and $53,000,000, respectively representing a funding ratio of 22% and 61%, respectively. This funding ratio does not take into account the recent significant decline in the equities market and the resulting reduction in the value of the equity portfolio.</R>

<R>The most recent actuarial valuation was completed in accordance with the "Projected Unit Credit" method. An investment return of 8.5% per year, a salary increase of 5% per year, and a post-retirement benefit increase of 3% every third year were assumed. In the case of Employees Retirement Systems, Act No. 10 of May 21, 1992 provided three benefit increases of 3% each. The first 3% increase was granted to retirees who had been receiving their annuities for three or more years as of that date. The second 3% increase was granted to retirees who had been receiving their annuities for three or more years as of January 1, 1995. This increase is being financed by additional contributions from the employers. The third 3% increase was granted to retirees who had been receiving their annuities for three or more years as of January 1, 1998. This third increase is being partially funded with additional contributions from some of the employers. On June 13, 2001, the Legislature approved a law providing another 3% increase, effective as of January 1, 2001, in post-retirement annuity payments granted on or prior to January 1, 1998. Subsequent increase will depend upon the explicit approval of the System's Board of Trustees and the Legislature of Puerto Rico. In the case of the Judiciary Retirement System, Act No. 41 of June 13, 2001 provides a 3% increase in annuity payments, commencing on January 1, 2002 and every three years thereafter, to retirees who have been receiving their annuities for three or more years as of that date.</R>

On February 1, 1990, the Legislature of Puerto Rico enacted Act No. 1 amending the organic act of the Employees Retirement System to reduce the future pension liabilities of the Employees Retirement System. Among other provisions, the legislation increased the level of contribution to the System and limited the retirement benefits for new employees by increasing the length of time for the vesting of certain benefits and reducing the level of benefits in the case of early retirement. The legislation also reduced the level of occupational disability benefits and death benefits received by new employees.

Also, Act No. 305 of September 24, 1999, further amended the organic act of the Employees Retirement System to change it, prospectively, from a defined benefit system to a defined contribution system. This amendment provides for the establishment of an individual account for each employee hired by the government after December 31, 1999 and for current employees who elect to transfer from the existing defined benefit system. The individual account of each current employee is credited initially with an amount equal to his aggregate contributions to the Employees Retirement System, plus interest. Current employees who do not elect to transfer to the new defined contribution system will continue accruing benefits under the current defined benefits system. The individual account of each participant of the new defined contribution system is credited monthly with the participant's contribution and is credited semiannually with a rate of return based on either of two notional investment returns. Such accounts are not credited with any government contributions. Instead, government contributions will now be used completely to reduce the unfunded accumulated pension liability of the Employees Retirement System.

<R>The law approving the sale of a controlling interest in the Puerto Rico Telephone Company ("PRTC") to a consortium led by GTE International Telecommunications Incorporated (subsequently acquired by Verizon Communications Inc., "Verizon") provides that any future proceeds received by the government from the sale of its remaining 43% stock ownership in PRTC will be transferred to the Employees Retirement System to reduce its accumulated unfunded pension benefit obligation. In January 2002, Verizon exercised its option to purchase and purchased an additional 15% of the stock of PRTC for $172 million. The proceeds of the sale were deposited into the Employees Retirement System.</R>

<R>The Employee Retirement System expects its disbursements of benefits during fiscal year 2002 to exceed the expected contributions and investments income for such year. The Employee Retirement System proposes to finance the cash shortfall with a short-term loan from a private bank, which is expected to be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the 15% stock ownership to Verizon upon its exercise of its stock option described above.</R>

<R>According to the most recent actuarial valuation of the Teachers Retirement System submitted by a firm of independent consulting actuaries, as of June 30, 2000, the accrued actuarial liability of the system was $3,204,824,362, the value of assets amounted to $2,283,554,000, representing a funding ratio of 78.30%, and the resulting unfunded accrued liability was $695,334,362. This funding ratio does not take into account the recent significant decline in the equities market and the resulting reduction in the value of the equity portfolios. As of June 30, 2000, the remaining amortization period for the unfunded liability is 20 years. The actuarial valuation assumed an investment return of 8% per year and salary increase of 5% per year. Act No. 43 of January 27, 2000 increased the amount of the employee contribution from 7% to 9%, effective immediately. This will result in an increase of employee contributions of $1.5 million.</R>

The fiscal year of the government of Puerto Rico begins each July 1. The Governor is constitutionally required to submit to the Legislature an annual balanced budget of capital improvements and operating expenses of the central government for the ensuing fiscal year. The annual budget is prepared by Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"), working with the Planning Board, the Department of the Treasury, and other government offices and agencies. Section 7 of Article VI of the Constitution provides that "The appropriations made for any fiscal year shall not exceed the total revenues, including available surplus, estimated for said fiscal year unless the imposition of taxes sufficient to cover said appropriations is provided by law."

The annual budget, which is developed utilizing elements of program budgeting, includes an estimate of revenues and other resources for the ensuing fiscal year under: (i) laws existing at the time the budget is submitted; and (ii) legislative measures proposed by the Governor and submitted with the proposed budget, as well as the Governor's recommendations as to appropriations that in her judgment are necessary, convenient, and in conformity with the four-year investment plan prepared by the Planning Board.

The Legislature may amend the budget submitted by the Governor but may not increase any items so as to cause a deficit without imposing taxes to cover such deficit. Upon passage by the Legislature, the budget is referred to the Governor who may decrease or eliminate any item but may not increase or insert any new item in the budget. The Governor may also veto the budget in its entirety and return it to the Legislature with her objections. The Legislature, by a two-thirds majority in each house, may override the Governor's veto. If a budget is not adopted prior to the end of the fiscal year, the annual budget for the preceding fiscal year as originally approved by the Legislature and the Governor is automatically renewed for the ensuing fiscal year until a new budget is approved by the Legislature and the Governor. This permits the government of Puerto Rico to continue to make payments of its operating and other expenses until a new budget is approved.

During any fiscal year in which the resources available to the Commonwealth are insufficient to cover the appropriations approved for such year, the Governor may take administrative measures to reduce expenses and submit to both houses of the Legislature a detailed report of any adjustment necessary to balance the budget, or make recommendations to the Legislature for new taxes or authorize borrowings under provisions of existing legislation or take any other necessary action to meet the estimated deficiency. Any such proposed adjustments shall give effect to the "priority norms" established by law for the disbursement of public funds in the following order of priority: first, the payment of the interest on and amortization requirements for public debt (Commonwealth general obligations and guaranteed debt for which the Commonwealth's guarantee has been exercised); second, the fulfillment of obligations arising out of legally binding contracts, court decisions on eminent domain, and other unavoidable obligations to protect the name, credit, and good faith of the Commonwealth; third, current expenditures in the areas of health, protection of persons and property, education, welfare, and retirement systems; and fourth, all other purposes.

<R>Act No. 147 of June 18, 1980 created a Budgetary Fund, as amended (the "Budgetary Fund Act"), to cover the appropriations approved in any fiscal year in which the revenues available for such fiscal year are insufficient, honor the public debt, and provide for unforeseen circumstances in the provision of public services. The Budgetary Fund Act was amended in 1994 to require that an annual legislative appropriation equal to one third of one percent (.33%) of the total budgeted appropriations for each fiscal year be deposited in the Budgetary Fund. In 1997, the Budgetary Fund Act was further amended to increase the annual legislative appropriation required to be deposited in the Budgetary Fund to one percent (1%) of the total revenues of the preceding fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2000. In addition, other income (not classified as revenues) that is not assigned by law to a specific purpose is also required to be deposited in the Budgetary Fund. The maximum balance of the Budgetary Fund may not exceed six percent (6%) of the total appropriations included in the budget for the preceding fiscal year. As of June 30, 2002, the unencumbered balance in the Budgetary Fund is expected to be $51.2 million. As of March 21, 2002, the Budgetary Fund balance was $175.7 million. </R>

In Puerto Rico, the central government has many functions which in the fifty states are the responsibility of local government, such as providing public education and police and fire protection. The central government also makes large annual grants to the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority ("PRASA"), and to the municipalities. The grants to the University of Puerto Rico are included in current expenses for education and the debt service on general obligation bonds is included in current expenses for debt service. Debt service on Sugar Corporation notes paid by the government of Puerto Rico is included in current expenses for economic development, and debt service on Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation bonds and notes and on Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority mortgage subsidy bonds paid by the government of Puerto Rico is included in current expenses for housing.

<R>Approximately 25.2% of the General Fund is committed for payment of fixed changes such as municipal subsidies, grants to the University of Puerto Rico, contributions to PRASA, and rental payments to Public Building Authority, among others, including debt service on direct debt of the government of Puerto Rico.</R>

<R>In the fiscal 2003 budget proposal, revenues and other resources of all budgetary funds total $11,938,410,000 excluding balances from the previous fiscal year and general obligation bonds authorized. The estimated net increase in General Fund revenues in fiscal 2003 is accounted for by increases in personal income taxes (up $140,000,000), alcoholic beverages (up $125,000,000), corporation income taxes (up $122,000,000), cigarettes (up $75,000,000), motor vehicles and accessories (up $70,000,000), electronic lottery (up $26,000,000), Federal excise taxes on off-shore shipments (up $15,000,000) and a decrease in income tax withheld from non-residents (down $109,000,000).</R>

<R>Current expenses and capital improvements of all budgetary funds total $12,313,319,000, an increase of $395,294,000 from fiscal 2002. The major changes in General Fund expenditures by program in fiscal 2003 are: increases in education (up $120,268,000), health (up $88,453,000), public safety and protection (up $119,535,000), debt service (up $63,715,000), special pension contributions (up $31,686,000), housing (up $1,088,000), contributions to municipalities (up $10,744,000), welfare (up $16,282,000), and transportation and communications (up $283,000) and decreases in economic development (down $2,912,000), general government (down $18,937,000), and other debts (down $59,911,000).)</R>

<R>The general obligation bond authorization for the fiscal 2003 budget is $500,000,000.</R>

<R>In the fiscal 2002 budget proposal, revenues and other resources of all budgetary funds totaled $11,568,116,000 excluding balances from the previous fiscal year and general obligation bonds authorized. The General Fund projected revenues increased by $229.1 million as compared with fiscal 2001.The estimated net increase in General Fund revenues in fiscal 2002 is accounted for principally by increases in personal income taxes (up $226,817,000), general excise taxes of 5% (up $46,028,000), corporation income taxes (up $27,234,000), special excise tax on certain petroleum products (up $24,100,000), motor vehicles and accessories (up $22,748,000), contributions from lottery fund (up $4,518,000), alcoholic beverages (up $4,488,000), licenses (up $2,662,000) and decreases in electronic lottery revenues (down $2,000,000), special excise tax on certain petroleum products (down $20,000,000), electronic lottery (down $9,211,000), federal excise taxes on off-shore shipments (down $6,890,000), tollgate taxes (down $13,511,000),interest on dividend 10% (down $18,580,000), retained non-resident income tax (down $26,835,000), and customs (down $3,154,000). </R>

<R>Current expenses and capital improvements of all budgetary funds total $11,918,025,000, an increase of $379,692,000 from fiscal 2001. The major changes in General Fund expenditures by program in fiscal 2002 are: increases in general government (up $5,860,000), public safety and protection (up $4,446,000), debt service (up $66,360,000), contributions to municipalities (up $43,628,000), other debts (up $47,819,000), economic development (up $10,564,000), and special pension contributions (up $23,131,000), and decreases in transportation and communications (down $2,188,000), housing (down $1,185,000), welfare (down $13,729,000), education (down $14,126,000), and health (down $89,349,000).</R>

<R>The general obligation bond authorization proposed for the fiscal 2002 budget was $475,000,000.</R>

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed on behalf of each fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the management contract. FMR may also be responsible for the placement of portfolio transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion. In selecting brokers or dealers (including affiliates of FMR), FMR generally considers: the execution price; the size and type of the transaction; the nature and character of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the reasonableness of any <R>compensation paid;</R> arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services.

If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see the section entitled "Management Contracts"), that sub-adviser is authorized to provide the services described in the sub-advisory agreement, and will do so in accordance with the policies described in this section.

<R>Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Compensation may also be paid in connection with riskless principal transactions (in both over-the-counter (OTC) securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network or an alternative trading system.</R>

Securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.

Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with brokers or dealers that provide products and services. These products and services may include: economic, industry, or company research reports or investment recommendations; subscriptions to financial publications or research data compilations; compilations of securities prices, earnings, dividends, and similar data; computerized databases; quotation equipment and services; research or analytical computer software and services; products or services that assist in effecting transactions, including services of third-party computer systems developers directly related to research and brokerage activities; and effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance and settlement). The receipt of these products and services has not reduced FMR's normal research activities in providing investment advice to the funds. FMR's expenses could be increased, however, if it attempted to generate these additional products and services through its own efforts.

<R>Certain of the products and services FMR receives from brokers or dealers are furnished by brokers or dealers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. In addition, FMR may request a broker or dealer to provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. While FMR takes into account the products and services provided by a broker or dealer in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither FMR nor a fund incurs an obligation to the broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a certain amount of compensation or otherwise.</R>

<R>Brokers or dealers that execute transactions for a fund may receive compensation that is in excess of the amount of compensation that other brokers or dealers might have charged, in recognition of the products and services they have provided. Before causing a fund to pay such higher compensation, </R>FMR will make a good faith determination that the compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of the products and services provided viewed in terms of the particular transaction for the fund or FMR's overall responsibilities to the fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. Typically, these products and services assist FMR or its affiliates in terms of its overall investment responsibilities to the fund and other investment companies and investment accounts; however, each product or service received may not benefit the fund.

FMR is authorized to allocate portfolio transactions in a manner that takes into account assistance received in the distribution of shares of the funds or other Fidelity funds and to use the research services of brokerage and other firms that have provided such assistance. FMR may place trades with certain brokers with which it is under common control, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), provided it determines that these affiliates' products, services, and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms.

<R>FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers or dealers (including affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the compensation paid by a fund toward the reduction of that fund's expenses.</R>

The Trustees of each fund periodically review FMR's performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the fund and review the <R>compensation paid</R> by the fund over representative periods of time to determine if they are reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.

<R>A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions.</R>

<R>For the fiscal years ended February 28, 2003, 2002, and 2001, each fund paid no brokerage commissions.</R>

<R>For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, each fund paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research services.</R>

The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures in conformity with Rule 10f-3 under the 1940 Act whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR participates. These procedures prohibit the funds from directly or indirectly benefiting an FMR affiliate in connection with such underwritings. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.

From time to time the Trustees will review whether the recapture for the benefit of the funds of some portion of the <R>compensation</R> paid by the funds on portfolio transactions is legally permissible and advisable. Each fund seeks to recapture soliciting broker-dealer fees on the tender of portfolio securities, but at present no other recapture arrangements are in effect. The Trustees intend to continue to review whether recapture opportunities are available and are legally permissible and, if so, to determine in the exercise of their business judgment whether it would be advisable for each fund to seek such recapture.

Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates, investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts <R>(including proprietary accounts)</R> managed by FMR or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.

When two or more funds or i<R>nvestment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed to be appropriate and equitable to each fund. In some cases this system could have a detrimental eff</R>ect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the funds. It is the current opinion of the Trustees that the desirability of retaining FMR as investment adviser to each fund outweighs any disadvantages that may be said to exist from exposure to simultaneous transactions.

VALUATION

Each fund's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of each fund is computed by adding the value of the fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.

Portfolio securities and other assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. This technique involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than its current market value. The amortized cost value of an instrument may be higher or lower than the price a fund would receive if it sold the instrument.

Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

At such intervals as they deem appropriate, the Trustees consider the extent to which NAV calculated by using market valuations would deviate from the $1.00 per share calculated using amortized cost valuation. If the Trustees believe that a deviation from a fund's amortized cost per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Trustees have agreed to take such corrective action, if any, as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, the dilution or unfair results. Such corrective action could include selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends; redeeming shares in kind; establishing NAV by using available market quotations; and such other measures as the Trustees may deem appropriate.

PERFORMANCE

A fund may quote performance in various ways. All performance information supplied by the funds in advertising is historical and is not intended to indicate future returns. Each fund's <R>share price,</R> yield, and return fluctuate in response to market conditions and other factors.

Yield Calculations.To compute the yield for a fund for a period, the net change in value of a hypothetical investment in one share reflects the value of additional shares purchased with dividends from the one original share and dividends declared on both the original share and any additional shares. The net change is then divided by the value of the investment at the beginning of the period to obtain a base period return. This base period return is annualized to obtain a current annualized yield. A fund also may calculate an effective yield by compounding the base period return over a one-year period. In calculating a fund's yield and effective yield, the yield quoted is reduced by the effect of applicable income taxes payable on the shareholder's dividends, using the maximum rate for individual income taxation. In addition to the current yield, a fund may quote yields in advertising based on any historical seven-day period. Yields for a fund are calculated on the same basis as other money market funds, as required by applicable regulation.

Yield information may be useful in reviewing a fund's performance and in providing a basis for comparison with other investment alternatives. However, a fund's yield fluctuates, unlike investments that pay a fixed interest rate over a stated period of time. When comparing investment alternatives, investors should also note the quality and maturity of the portfolio securities of respective investment companies they have chosen to consider.

Investors should recognize that in periods of declining interest rates a fund's yield will tend to be somewhat higher than prevailing market rates, and in periods of rising interest rates a fund's yield will tend to be somewhat lower. Also, when interest rates are falling, the inflow of net new money to a fund from the continuous sale of its shares will likely be invested in instruments producing lower yields than the balance of the fund's holdings, thereby reducing a fund's current yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite can be expected to occur.

Tax-equivalent yields are calculated by dividing that portion of a fund's yield that is tax-exempt by the result of one minus the applicable specified combined federal and/or state income tax rate and adding the quotient to that portion, if any, of the fund's yield that is not tax-exempt.

The following tables show the effect of a shareholder's tax bracket on tax-equivalent yield under federal and state income tax laws for 2003. The first table shows applicable effective income tax rates at various income brackets for 2003. The second table shows, for tax-exempt securities with different yields, the yield on a taxable security that is approximately equivalent to the tax-exempt security's yield after taking into account the effect of various effective income tax rates on the taxable security. Of course, no assurance can be given that a fund will have any specific yield. While each fund invests principally in securities whose interest is exempt from federal and applicable state income tax, some portion of the distributions paid by the fund may be taxable.

Use the first table to find your approximate effective income tax rate taking into account federal and state income taxes for 2003.

<R>2003 TAX RATES***</R>

<R>Taxable Income*

Federal
Marginal Rate

California State
Marginal Rate

Combined
Federal and State
Effective Rate**</R></R>

<R>Single Return

Joint Return

<R>$ 28,401

-

$ 30,298

$ 47,451

-

$ 60,596

27.00%

6.00%

31.38%</R>

<R> 30,299

-

38,291

60,597

-

76,582

27.00%

8.00%

32.84%</R>

<R> 38,292

-

68,800

76,583

-

114,650

27.00%

9.30%

33.79%</R>

<R> 68,801

-

143,500

114,651

-

174,700

30.00%

9.30%

36.51%</R>

<R> 143,501

-

311,950

174,701

-

311,950

35.00%

9.30%

41.05%</R>

<R> 311,951

-

and over

311,951

-

and over

38.60%

9.30%

44.31%</R>

* Net amount subject to federal income tax after deductions and exemptions. Assumes ordinary income only.

** Assumes a shareholder itemizes deductions. Excludes the impact of any alternative minimum tax (AMT), the phaseout of personal exemptions, limitations on itemized deductions, and other credits, exclusions, and adjustments which may increase a taxpayer's marginal income tax rate. An increase in a shareholder's marginal income tax rate would increase that shareholder's tax-equivalent yield.

*** Does not take into account local income taxes, if any, payable on fund distributions.

Having determined your effective income tax rate, use the following table to determine the tax-equivalent yield for a given tax-exempt security's yield.

<R>

If your combined federal and state effective income tax rate in 2002 is:</R>

<R>

31.38%

32.84%

33.79%

36.51%

41.05%

44.31%</R>

<R>If a tax-exempt
security's yield is:

The tax-equivalent yield would be:</R>

<R>2%

2.91%

2.98%

3.02%

3.15%

3.39%

3.59%</R>

<R>3%

4.37%

4.47%

4.53%

4.73%

5.09%

5.39%</R>

<R>4%

5.83%

5.96%

6.04%

6.30%

6.78%

7.18%</R>

<R>5%

7.29%

7.44%

7.55%

7.88%

8.48%

8.98%</R>

<R>6%

8.74%

8.93%

9.06%

9.45%

10.18%

10.77%</R>

<R>7%

10.20%

10.42%

10.57%

11.03%

11.87%

12.57%</R>

A fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that are subject to federal and/or state income taxes. When a fund invests in these securities, its tax-equivalent yield may be lower. In the table above, the tax-equivalent yields are calculated assuming securities are 100% exempt from federal and state income taxes.

Return Calculations. Returns quoted in advertising reflect all aspects of a fund's return, including the effect of reinvesting dividends and capital gain distributions, and any change in a fund's NAV over a stated period. A cumulative return reflects actual performance over a stated period of time. Average annual returns are calculated by determining the growth or decline in value of a hypothetical historical investment in a fund over a stated period, and then calculating the annually compounded percentage rate that would have produced the same result if the rate of growth or decline in value had been constant over the period. For example, a cumulative return of 100% over ten years would produce an average annual return of 7.18%, which is the steady annual rate of return that would equal 100% growth on a compounded basis in ten years. While average annual returns are a convenient means of comparing investment alternatives, investors should realize that a fund's performance is not constant over time, but changes from year to year, and that average annual returns represent averaged figures as opposed to the actual year-to-year performance of a fund.

In addition to average annual returns, a fund may quote unaveraged or cumulative returns reflecting the simple change in value of an investment over a stated period. Average annual and cumulative returns may be quoted as a percentage or as a dollar amount, and may be calculated for a single investment, a series of investments, or a series of redemptions, over any time period. Returns may be broken down into their components of income and capital (including capital gains and changes in share price) to illustrate the relationship of these factors and their contributions to return. Returns may or may not include the effect of a fund's small balance maintenance fee. Excluding a fund's<R> small balance maintenance fee</R> from a return calculation produces a higher return figure. Returns, yields and other performance information may be quoted numerically or in a table, graph, or similar illustration.

Historical Fund Results. The following table shows each fund's 7-day yield, tax-equivalent yield, and returns for the fiscal period<R>s</R> ended February 28, 2003.

<R>The tax-equivalent yields for each fund are based on a combined effective federal and state income tax rate of 41.05%.</R>

<R>As of February 28, 2003, an estimated 0.03% of California Municipal Money Market's income was subject to state income taxes. Note that California Municipal Money Market may invest in securities whose income is subject to the federal AMT.</R>

<R>As of February 28, 2003, an estimated 0.08% of Spartan California Municipal Money Market's income was subject to state income taxes. Note that Spartan California Municipal Money Market may invest in securities whose income is subject to the federal AMT.</R>

<R>

Average Annual Returns</R>

<R>Fund

One
Year

Five
Years

Ten
Years</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

0.99%

2.31%

2.53%</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

1.15%

2.42%

2.76%</R>

<R>

Cumulative Returns</R>

<R>Fund

Seven-Day Yield

Tax-
Equivalent
Yield

One
Year

Five
Years

Ten
Years</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

0.68%

1.17%

0.99%

12.10%

28.38%</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

0.88%

1.49%

1.15%

12.68%

31.25%</R>

<R>Note: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods, Spartan California Municipal Money Market's returns would have been lower.</R>

<R>Note: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods, Spartan California Municipal Money Market's yield and tax-equivalent yield would have been 0.80% and 1.35%, respectively.</R>

<R>Each fund may compare its return to the record of the Standard & Poor's 500SM  Index (S&P 500<M®>®), the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM  (DJIASM ), and the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), over the same period. The S&P 500 and DJIA comparisons would show how a fund's return compared to the record of a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks and a narrower set of stocks of major industrial companies, respectively. Because each fund invests in short-term debt securities, common stocks represent a different type of investment from the funds. Common stocks generally offer greater growth potential than the funds, but generally experience greater price volatility, which means greater potential for loss. In addition, common stocks generally provide lower income than investments such as the funds. The S&P 500 and DJIA returns are based on the prices of unmanaged groups of stocks and, unlike a fund's returns, do not include the effect of brokerage commissions or other costs of investing. The CPI comparisons would show how a fund's return compared to rising price levels.

Performance Comparisons. A fund's performance may be compared to the performance of other mutual funds in general, or to the performance of particular types of mutual funds. These comparisons may be expressed as mutual fund rankings prepared by Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent service located in Summit, New Jersey that monitors the performance of mutual funds. Generally, Lipper rankings are based on return, assume reinvestment of distributions, do not take sales charges or trading fees into consideration, and are prepared without regard to tax consequences. Lipper may also rank based on yield. In addition to the mutual fund rankings, a fund's performance may be compared to stock, bond, and money market mutual fund performance indexes prepared by Lipper or other organizations. When comparing these indexes, it is important to remember the risk and return characteristics of each type of investment. For example, while stock mutual funds may offer higher potential returns, they also carry the highest degree of share price volatility. Likewise, money market funds may offer greater stability of principal, but generally do not offer the higher potential returns available from stock mutual funds.

From time to time, a fund's performance may also be compared to other mutual funds tracked by financial or business publications and periodicals. For example, a fund may quote Morningstar, Inc. in its advertising materials. Morningstar, Inc. is a mutual fund rating service that rates mutual funds on the basis of risk-adjusted performance. Rankings that compare the performance of Fidelity funds to one another in appropriate categories over specific periods of time may also be quoted in advertising.

A fund may be compared in advertising to Certificates of Deposit (CDs) or other investments issued by banks or other depository institutions. Mutual funds differ from bank investments in several respects. For example, a fund may offer greater liquidity or higher potential returns than CDs, a fund does not guarantee an investor's principal or return, and fund shares are not FDIC insured.

Fidelity may provide information designed to help individuals understand their investment goals and explore various financial strategies. Such information may include information about current economic, market, and political conditions; materials that describe general principles of investing, such as asset allocation, diversification, risk tolerance, and goal setting; questionnaires designed to help create a personal financial profile; worksheets used to project savings needs based on assumed rates of inflation and hypothetical rates of return; and action plans offering investment alternatives. Materials may also include discussions of Fidelity's asset allocation funds and other Fidelity funds, products, and services.

Ibbotson Associates of Chicago, Illinois (Ibbotson) provides historical returns of the capital markets in the United States, including common stocks, small capitalization stocks, long-term corporate bonds, intermediate-term government bonds, long-term government bonds, Treasury bills, the U.S. rate of inflation (based on the CPI), and combinations of various capital markets. The performance of these capital markets is based on the returns of different indexes.

Fidelity funds may use the performance of these capital markets in order to demonstrate general risk-versus-reward investment scenarios. Performance comparisons may also include the value of a hypothetical investment in any of these capital markets. The risks associated with the security types in any capital market may or may not correspond directly to those of the funds. Ibbotson calculates returns in the same method as the funds. The funds may also compare performance to that of other compilations or indexes that may be developed and made available in the future.

A money market fund may compare its performance or the performance of securities in which it may invest to averages published by iMoneyNet, Inc. of Westborough, Massachusetts. These averages assume reinvestment of distributions. iMoneyNet's MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES/California Tax Free, which is reported in iMoneyNet's MONEY FUND REPORT, covers 72 tax-free money market funds.

In advertising materials, Fidelity may reference or discuss its products and services, which may include other Fidelity funds; retirement investing; brokerage products and services; model portfolios or allocations; saving for college or other goals; and charitable giving. In addition, Fidelity may quote or reprint financial or business publications and periodicals, as they relate to current economic and political conditions, fund management, portfolio composition, investment philosophy, investment techniques, the desirability of owning a particular mutual fund, and Fidelity services and products. Fidelity may also reprint, and use as advertising and sales literature, articles from Fidelity <R>publications </R>provided free of charge to Fidelity fund shareholders.

Each fund may be advertised as part of certain asset allocation programs involving other Fidelity or non-Fidelity mutual funds. These asset allocation programs may advertise a model portfolio and its performance results.

Each fund may be advertised as part of a program in which Fidelity and non-Fidelity mutual funds are offered. These programs may advertise performance results.

<R>A fund may present its fund number, Quotron<M®>® number, and CUSIP number, and discuss or quote its current portfolio manager.

<R>As of February 28, 2003, FMR advised over $54 billion in municipal fund assets, $201 billion in taxable fixed-income fund assets, $193 billion in money market fund assets, $377 billion in equity fund assets, and $17 billion in international fund assets.</R> The funds may reference the growth and variety of money market mutual funds and the adviser's innovation and participation in the industry. The equity funds under management figure represents the largest amount of equity fund assets under management by a mutual fund investment adviser in the United States, making FMR America's leading equity (stock) fund manager. FMR, its subsidiaries, and affiliates maintain a worldwide information and communications network for the purpose of researching and managing investments abroad.

In addition to performance rankings, a fund may compare its total expense ratio to the average total expense ratio of similar funds tracked by Lipper. A fund's total expense ratio is a significant factor in comparing debt and money market investments because of its effect on yield.

BUYING, SELLING, AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION

A fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each fund's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon sale of such securities or other property.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Dividends. To the extent that each fund's income is designated as federally tax-exempt interest, the dividends declared by the fund are also federally tax-exempt. Short-term capital gains are taxable as dividends, but do not qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

<R>Generally, each fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. FMR does not guarantee that this opinion is correct, and there is no assurance that the IRS will agree with bond counsel's opinion. Issuers or other parties generally enter </R>into covenants requiring continuing compliance with federal tax requirements to preserve the tax-free status of interest payments over the life of the security. If at any time the covenants are not complied with, or if the IRS otherwise determines that the issuer did not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable retroactive to the date the security was issued. For certain types of structured securities, the tax status of the pass-through of tax-free income may also be based on the federal and state tax treatment of the structure.

Interest on certain "private activity" securities is subject to the federal<R> alternative minimum tax (AMT)</R>, although the interest continues to be excludable from gross income for other tax purposes. Interest from private activity securities is a tax preference item for the purposes of determining whether a taxpayer is subject to the AMT and the amount of AMT to be paid, if any.

A portion of the gain on municipal bonds purchased at market discount after April 30, 1993 is taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, not as capital gains.

California Tax Matters. As long as a fund continues to qualify as a regulated investment company under the federal Internal Revenue Code, it will incur no California income or franchise tax liability on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. California personal income tax law provides that exempt-interest dividends paid by a regulated investment company, or series thereof, from interest on obligations that are exempt from California personal income tax are excludable from gross income. For a fund to qualify to pay exempt-interest dividends under California law, at least 50% of the value of its assets must consist of such obligations at the close of each quarter of its fiscal year. For purposes of California personal income taxation, distributions to individual shareholders derived from interest on other types of obligations and short-term capital gains will be taxed as dividends, and long-term capital gain distributions will be taxed as capital gains. California has an alternative minimum tax similar to the federal AMT described above. However, the California AMT does not include interest from private activity municipal obligations as an item of tax preference. Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued by a shareholder in connection with the purchase of shares of a fund will not be deductible for California personal income tax purposes. Corporate taxpayers should note that dividends will not be exempt from California corporate income or franchise tax.

Capital Gain Distributions. Each fund may distribute any net realized capital gains once a year or more often, as necessary.

Tax Status of the Funds. Each fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies.

Other Tax Information. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax consequences generally affecting each fund and its shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The Trustees<R>, Members of the Advisory Board,</R> and executive officers of the<R> trust</R> and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, and review each fund's performance. Except for<R> William O. McCoy</R>, each of the Trustees oversees 27<R>0</R> funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 27<R>2</R> funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. <R>In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs.</R> The executive officers<R> and Advisory Board Members</R> hold office without limit in time, except that any officer<R> and Advisory Board Members </R>may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

<R>Edward C. Johnson 3d (72)**</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1991</R>

Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc.

Abigail P. Johnson (41)**

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Senior Vice President of California Municipal Money Market (2001) and Spartan California Municipal Money Market (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds.

<R>Laura B. Cronin (48)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003</R>

Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002).

<R>Robert L. Reynolds (50)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003</R>

Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp, and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investment Canada Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000).

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

<R>** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.</R>

Non-Interested Trustees:

<R>Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

<R>J. Michael Cook (60)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R>

Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation International (2000), The Dow Chemical Company (2000), and HCA - The Healthcare Company (1999). He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Securities Regulation Institute and of the Directorship Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Panel to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater.

<R>Ralph F. Cox (70)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1991</R>

Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.

<R>Phyllis Burke Davis (71)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1992</R>

Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Toshiba International Advisory Group of Toshiba Corporation (2001) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc.

<R>Robert M. Gates (59)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R>

Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (non-profit), NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy.

<R>Donald J. Kirk (70)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1991</R>

Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations).

<R>Marie L. Knowles (56)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R>

Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California.

<R>Ned C. Lautenbach (59)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000</R>

Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1999) and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman and C.E.O. of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), Axcelis Technologies (semiconductors, 2000), and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

<R>Marvin L. Mann (70)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1993</R>

Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama.

<R>William O. McCoy (69)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R>

Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998).

<R>William S. Stavropoulos (63)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R>

Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and Fordham University. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the American Chemical Society, The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science.

<R>Advisory Board Members and </R>Executive Officers:

<R>Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Correspondence intended for Dr. Heilmeier may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>

<R>Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R>

<R>Peter S. Lynch (60)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003</R>

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity California Municipal Trust II. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity® Magellan® Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston.

<R>George H. Heilmeier (66)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003</R>

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity California Municipal Trust II. Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania.

<R>Dwight D. Churchill (49)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000</R>

Vice President of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. He serves as Head of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Division (2000), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2000), Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (1997), and Senior Vice President of FIMM (2000) and FMR (1997). Mr. Churchill joined Fidelity in 1993 as Vice President and Group Leader of Taxable Fixed-Income Investments.

<R>David L. Murphy (55)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R>

Vice President of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Murphy also serves as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2002). He serves as Senior Vice President (2000) and Money Market Group Leader (2002) of the Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Murphy is also Vice President of FIMM (2000) and FMR (1998). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Bond Group Leader (2000-2002) and Vice President of Fidelity's Taxable Bond Funds (2000-2002) and Fidelity's Municipal Bond Funds (2001-2002). Mr. Murphy joined Fidelity in 1989 as a portfolio manager in the Bond Group.

<R>Norman U. Lind (46)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R>

Vice President of California Municipal Money Market, Spartan California Municipal Money Market, and other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Lind managed a variety of Fidelity funds.

<R>Eric D. Roiter (54)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1998</R>

Secretary of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003).

<R>Maria F. Dwyer (44)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R>

President and Treasurer of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management.

<R>Timothy F. Hayes (52)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R>

Chief Financial Officer of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). In 2001, Mr. Hayes was appointed President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998).

<R>Stanley N. Griffith (56)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1998</R>

Assistant Vice President of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Griffith is Assistant Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (1998), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (1998), Vice President of Fidelity Investments' Fixed-Income Division (1998), and is an employee of FMR.

<R>John R. Hebble (44)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003</R>

Deputy Treasurer of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003).

<R>John H. Costello (56)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1986 or 1989</R>

Assistant Treasurer of California Municipal Money Market (1986) and Spartan California Municipal Money Market (1989). Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR.

<R>Francis V. Knox, Jr. (55)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R>

Assistant Treasurer of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002).

<R>Mark Osterheld (47)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R>

Assistant Treasurer of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR.

<R>Thomas J. Simpson (44)</R>

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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996</R>

Assistant Treasurer of California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995).

Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to non-interested Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board of Trustees has <R>eight</R> standing committees.

The Operations Committee is composed of all of the non-interested Trustees, with Mr. Mann currently serving as Chairman. The committee normally meets monthly (except August), or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the non-interested Trustees. The committee also considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates and reviews proposed contracts and the proposed continuation of contracts between the Fidelity funds and FMR and its affiliates, and annually reviews and makes recommendations regarding transfer agent and other service agreements, insurance coverage, and custody agreements. The committee also monitors additional issues including the nature, levels and quality of services provided to shareholders, significant litigation, and the voting of proxies of portfolio companies. The committee also has oversight of compliance issues not specifically in the scope of the charters of the Audit Committee or Fund Oversight Committees and considers other operating matters not specifically within the scope of oversight of any other committee. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, the committee held 12 meetings.

The Fair Value Oversight Committee is composed of all of the non-interested Trustees, with Mr. Mann serving as Chairman. The committee normally meets quarterly, or more frequently as called by the Chair, in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Trustees. The Fair Value Oversight Committee monitors and establishes policies concerning procedures and controls regarding the valuation of fund investments and their classification as liquid or illiquid and monitors matters of disclosure to the extent required to fulfill its statutory responsibilities. The committee provides oversight regarding the investment policies relating to, and Fidelity funds' investment in, non-traditional securities. The committee also reviews actions taken by FMR's Fair Value Committee. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, the committee held five meetings.

The Board of Trustees has established three Fund Oversight Committees: the Equity Committee (composed of Messrs. Lautenbach (Chairman), Kirk, Lynch, and Stavropoulos), the Fixed-Income/International Committee (composed of Messrs. Gates (Chairman), Cook and Cox), and the Select Committee (composed of Mses. Davis (Chairman) and Knowles and Mr. McCoy). Each committee normally meets monthly (except August) or more frequently as called by the Chair of the respective committee. Each committee oversees investment advisory services provided by FMR to the relevant funds and develops an understanding of and monitors the investment objectives, policies, and practices of the relevant Fidelity funds. Each committee also monitors compliance by each relevant Fidelity fund with its investment policies and restrictions and reviews appropriate benchmarks, competitive universes, investment performance, unusual or exceptional investment matters and the personnel and other resources devoted to the management of each fund. The Fixed-Income/International Committee also receives reports required under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act and has oversight of research bearing on credit quality, investment structures and other fixed-income issues, and of international research. The Select Committee has oversight of FMR's equity investment research. Each committee will review and recommend any required action to the Board in respect of specific funds, including new funds, changes in fundamental and non-fundamental investment policies and restrictions, partial or full closing to new investors, fund mergers, fund name changes, and liquidations of funds. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, the Equity Committee held 10 meetings, the Fixed-Income/International Committee held 11 meetings, and the Select Committee held 10 meetings.

The Shareholder Services, Brokerage and Distribution Committee is composed of Messrs. Cox (Chairman), Cook, Lautenbach, and Stavropoulos and Ms. Davis. The committee normally meets in conjunction with in-person meetings of the Board of Trustees, or more frequently as called by the Chair. Regarding shareholder services, the committee considers the structure and amount of the Fidelity funds' transfer agency fees and direct fees to investors (other than sales loads), and the nature and quality of services rendered by FMR and its affiliates in consideration of these fees. The committee also considers other non-investment management services rendered to the Fidelity funds by FMR and its affiliates, including pricing and bookkeeping services and fees. Regarding brokerage, the committee monitors and recommends policies concerning the securities transactions of the Fidelity funds. The committee periodically reviews the policies and practices with respect to efforts to achieve best execution and commissions paid to firms supplying research and brokerage services, providing sales support, or paying fund expenses. The committee also monitors brokerage and other similar relationships between the Fidelity funds and firms affiliated with FMR which participate in the execution of securities transactions. Regarding the distribution of fund shares, the committee considers issues bearing on the various distribution channels employed by the Fidelity funds, including issues regarding Rule 18f-3 plans and related consideration of classes of shares, sales load structures (including breakpoints), load waivers, selling concessions and service charges paid to intermediaries, Rule 12b-1 plans, contingent deferred sales charges, and finders' fees. The committee also oversees and receives reports on the preparation and use of advertisements and sales literature for the Fidelity funds. Prior to January 2003, the Shareholder Services, Brokerage and Distribution Committee was broken out into three separate committees: the Committee on Service Fees and the Committee on Distribution Channels, both which conferred periodically and met at least annually, and the Brokerage Committee, which normally met four times a year, or more often as required, in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Trustees. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, the Shareholder Services, Brokerage and Distribution Committee held two meetings, the Committee on Service Fees held one meeting, the Committee on Distribution Channels held three meetings, and the Brokerage Committee held six meetings.

The Audit Committee is composed of Messrs. Kirk (Chairman), Gates, and McCoy and Ms. Knowles. The committee normally meets in conjunction with in-person meetings of the Board of Trustees, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The committee meets separately at least four times a year with the Fidelity funds' Treasurer, with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR Corp., and with the Fidelity funds' outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the Fidelity funds. The Committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the Fidelity funds and the funds' service providers, ii) the financial reporting processes of the Fidelity funds, iii) the independence, objectivity and qualification of the auditors to the Fidelity funds, iv) the annual audits of the Fidelity funds' financial statements, and v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the Fidelity funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any Fidelity fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to Fidelity fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Committee may from time to time adopt and provide oversight with respect to policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by outside auditors of the Fidelity funds. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms, resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting, and has sole authority to hire and fire any auditor. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Fidelity funds and any service providers consistent with Independent Standards Board Standard No. 1. It adopts policies with respect to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. Such policies will be presented to the committee for its approval on an annual basis. It oversees and receives reports on the Fidelity funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control or peer review of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the Fidelity funds' financial reporting process and will discuss with FMR, the Fidelity funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR Corp. their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the Fidelity funds. The committee will review periodically the Fidelity fund's major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. The committee also plays an oversight role in respect of each Fidelity fund's compliance with its investment restrictions, the code of ethics relating to personal securities transactions, the code of ethics applicable to certain senior officers of the Fidelity funds and anti-money laundering requirements. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, the committee held eight meetings.

The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Mann (Chairman), Cox, and Gates. The committee meets as called by the Chair. The committee makes nominations for the appointment or election of non-interested Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee periodically reviews procedures and policies of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of non-interested Trustees. It acts as the administrative committee under the Retirement Plan for non-interested Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for non-interested Trustees. It monitors the performance of legal counsel employed by the Fidelity funds and the non-interested Trustees. On behalf of the non-interested Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the non-interested Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the non-interested Trustees. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the non-interested Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the committee in care of the Secretary of the Fidelity funds. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, the committee held seven meetings.

<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2002.</R>

<R>Interested Trustees</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Edward C. Johnson 3d

Abigail P. Johnson

Laura B. Cronin

Robert L. Reynolds</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

none

none

none

none</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

none

none

none

none</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000</R>

<R>Non-Interested Trustees</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

J. Michael Cook

Ralph F. Cox

Phyllis Burke Davis

Robert M. Gates

Donald J. Kirk</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

none

$1 - $10,000

$1 - $10,000

none

$1 - $10,000</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

none

none

none

none

none</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Marie L. Knowles

Ned C. Lautenbach

Marvin L. Mann

William O. McCoy

William S. Stavropoulos</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

none

none

$1 - $10,000

none

none</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

none

none

none

none

none</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000</R>

<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board for his or her services for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2003, or calendar year ended December 31, 2002, as applicable.</R>

<R>Compensation Table*</R>

<R>AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Edward C.
Johnson 3d
*

Abigail P.
Johnson*

J. Michael
Cook

Ralph F.
Cox

Phyllis Burke
Davis

George H.
Heilmeier
**

Robert M.
Gates

Donald J.
Kirk

</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

$ 0

$ 0

$ 786

$ 804

$ 791

$ 0

$ 791

$ 809

</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

$ 0

$ 0

$ 391

$ 400

$ 394

$ 0

$ 394

$ 403

</R>

<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEXA

$ 0

$ 0

$ 246,000

$ 256,500

$ 252,000

$ 0

$ 250,500

$ 256,500

</R>

<R>AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Marie L.
Knowles

Ned C.
Lautenbach

Marvin L.
Mann

William O.
McCoy

William S.
Stavropoulos

</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

$ 799

$ 777

$ 1,036

$ 786

$ 787

</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

$ 398

$ 387

$ 516

$ 391

$ 392

</R>

<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEXA

$ 255,000

$ 246,000

$ 330,000

$ 285,000B

$ 247,500

</R>

* <R>Edward C. Johnson 3d, Abigail P. Johnson, Laura B. Cronin, Peter S. Lynch and Robert L. Reynolds are i</R>nterested persons are compensated by FMR.

<R>** Effective March 1, 2003, Mr. Heilmeier serves as a Member of the Advisory Board.</R>

<R>A Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 2002 for 271 funds of 57 trusts in the complex. Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2002, the Trustees accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows: J. Michael Cook, $111,000; Ralph F. Cox, $111,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $111,000; Robert M. Gates, $111,000; Donald J. Kirk, $111,000; Marie L. Knowles, $111,000; Ned C. Lautenbach, $111,000; Marvin L. Mann, $141,000; William O. McCoy, $111,000; and William S. Stavropoulos, $100,579.95. Certain of the non-interested Trustees elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: J. Michael Cook, $40,014.95; Ralph F. Cox, $40,014.95; Phyllis Burke Davis, $50,879.70; Ned C. Lautenbach, $50,879.70; and William O. McCoy, $86,879.70.</R>

<R>B Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts deferred at Mr. McCoy's election under a deferred compensation plan adopted by the other open-end registered investment companies in the Fund Complex (Other Open-End Funds). Pursuant to the deferred compensation plan, Mr. McCoy, as a non-interested Trustee, may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of his annual fees. Amounts deferred under the deferred compensation plan are credited to an account established for Mr. McCoy on the books of the Other Open-End Funds. Interest is accrued on amounts deferred under the deferred compensation plan. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2002, Mr. McCoy voluntarily elected to defer $36,000.</R>

Under a deferred compensation plan adopted in September 1995 and amended in November 1996 and January 2000 (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual fees. Amounts deferred under the Plan are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of a cross-section of Fidelity funds including funds in each major investment discipline and representing a majority of Fidelity's assets under management (the Reference Funds). The amounts ultimately received by the non-interested Trustees under the Plan will be directly linked to the investment performance of the Reference Funds. Deferral of fees in accordance with the Plan will have a negligible effect on a fund's assets, liabilities, and net income per share, and will not obligate a fund to retain the services of any non-interested Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to the non-interested Trustee. A fund may invest in the Reference Funds under the Plan without shareholder approval.

<R>As of February 28, 2003, the Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and officers of each fund owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund's total outstanding shares.</R>

CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS

FMR Corp., organized in 1972, is the ultimate parent company of FMR and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM). The voting common stock of FMR Corp. is divided into two classes. Class B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d family and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common stock. Class A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR Corp. and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Class B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Class B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Class B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting stock of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common stock and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR Corp.

At present, the primary business activities of FMR Corp. and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.

FMR, FIMM (the Investment Advisers), Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and the funds have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Each fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.

Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, <R>has overall responsibility</R> for directing the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. FMR also provides each fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments, compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are "interested persons" of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of each fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.

In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.

Management-Related Expenses (California Municipal Money Market). In addition to the management fee payable to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent and pricing and bookkeeping agent the fund pays all of its expenses that are not assumed by those parties. The fund pays for the typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor, and non-interested Trustees. The fund's management contract further provides that the fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of the fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. Other expenses paid by the fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, the fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws. The fund is also liable for such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which the fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.

Management-Related Expenses (Spartan California Municipal Money Market). Under the terms of the fund's management contract, FMR is responsible for payment of all operating expenses of the fund with certain exceptions. Specific expenses payable by FMR include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, fees of the custodian, auditor, and interested Trustees, the fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws. The fund's management contract further provides that FMR will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of the fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. FMR also pays all fees associated with transfer agent, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services and pricing and bookkeeping services<R>.</R>

FMR pays all other expenses of Spartan California Municipal Money Market with the following exceptions: fees and expenses of the non-interested Trustees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), money market insurance premiums (beginning January 1, 2004), if any, and such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.

Management Fees. For the services of FMR under the management contract, Spartan California Municipal Money Market pays FMR a monthly management fee at the annual rate of <R>0.43%</R> of the fund's average net assets throughout the month.

The management fee paid to FMR by Spartan California Municipal Money Market is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the fund to the non-interested Trustees.

For the services of FMR under the management contract, California Municipal Money Market pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two components: a group fee rate and an individual fund fee rate.

The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts.

GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES

Average Group
Assets

Annualized
Rate

Group Net
Assets

Effective Annual Fee
Rate

0

-

$3 billion

.3700%

$ 1 billion

.3700%

3

-

6

.3400

50

.2188

6

-

9

.3100

100

.1869

9

-

12

.2800

150

.1736

12

-

15

.2500

200

.1652

15

-

18

.2200

250

.1587

18

-

21

.2000

300

.1536

21

-

24

.1900

350

.1494

24

-

30

.1800

400

.1459

30

-

36

.1750

450

.1427

36

-

42

.1700

500

.1399

42

-

48

.1650

550

.1372

48

-

66

.1600

600

.1349

66

-

84

.1550

650

.1328

84

-

120

.1500

700

.1309

120

-

156

.1450

750

.1291

156

-

192

.1400

800

.1275

192

-

228

.1350

850

.1260

228

-

264

.1300

900

.1246

264

-

300

.1275

950

.1233

300

-

336

.1250

1,000

.1220

336

-

372

.1225

1,050

.1209

372

-

408

.1200

1,100

.1197

408

-

444

.1175

1,150

.1187

444

-

480

.1150

1,200

.1177

480

-

516

.1125

1,250

.1167

516

-

587

.1100

1,300

.1158

587

-

646

.1080

1,350

.1149

646

-

711

.1060

1,400

.1141

711

-

782

.1040

782

-

860

.1020

860

-

946

.1000

946

-

1,041

.0980

1,041

-

1,145

.0960

1,145

-

1,260

.0940

Over

1,260

.0920

<R>The group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee rate at $669 billion of group net assets - the approximate level for February 2003 - was 0.1321%, which is the weighted average of the respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to $669 billion.</R>

<R>The individual fund fee rate for California Municipal Money Market is 0.25%. Based on the average group net assets of the funds advised by FMR for February 2003, the fund's annual management fee rate would be calculated as follows:</R>

<R>Fund

Group Fee Rate

Individual Fund Fee Rate

Management Fee Rate</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

0.1321%

+

0.25%

=

0.3821%</R>

One-twelfth of the management fee rate is applied to the fund's average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the fee for that month.

The following table shows the amount of management fees paid by each fund to FMR for the past three fiscal years, and the amount of credits reducing management fees for Spartan California Municipal Money Market.

<R>Fund

Fiscal Years Ended
February 28

Amount of
Credits Reducing
Management Fees

Management Fees
Paid to
FMR</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

2003

$ --

$ 9,118,000</R>

<R>

2002

$ --

$ 8,384,000</R>

<R>

2001

$ --

$ 7,695,000</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

2003

$ 367,000

$ 5,155,000*</R>

<R>

2002(dagger)

$ 400,000

$ 4.928,000*</R>

<R>

2001

$ 124,000

$ 5,474,000*</R>

* After reduction of fees and expenses paid by the fund to the non-interested Trustees.

(dagger) On October 31, 2001, FMR reduced the management fee rate paid by Spartan California Municipal Money Market from 0.50% to 0.43%.

FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of a fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), which is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a fund's returns and yield, and repayment of the reimbursement by a fund will lower its returns and yield.

<R>FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse Spartan California Municipal Money Market if and to the extent that its aggregate operating expenses, including management fees, were in excess of an annual rate of its average net assets. The following table shows the periods of reimbursement and levels of expense limitations for the applicable funds; the dollar amount of management fees incurred under each fund's contract before reimbursement; and the dollar amount of management fees reimbursed by FMR under the expense reimbursement for each period.</R>

<R>

Periods of
Expense Limitation

Aggregate
Operating
Expense
Limitation

Fiscal Years
Ended
February 28

Management Fee Before
Reimbursement

Amount of
Management Fee
Reimbursement</R></R>

<R>Fund

From

To

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

3/1/02

2/28/03

0.35%

2003

$ 5,155,000*

$ 960,000</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

10/25/01

2/28/02

0.35%

2002

$ 4,928,000*

$ 307,000</R>

* After reduction of fees and expenses paid by the fund to the non-interested Trustees.

Sub-Adviser - FIMM. On behalf of each fund, FMR has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with FIMM pursuant to which FIMM has <R>day-to-day </R>responsibility for choosing investments for each fund.

Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreements, FMR pays FIMM fees equal to 50% of the management fee payable to FMR under its management contract with each fund. The fees paid to FIMM are not reduced by any voluntary or mandatory expense reimbursements that may be in effect from time to time.

Fees paid to FIMM by FMR on behalf of each fund for the past three fiscal years are shown in the following table.

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year Ended February 28

Fees Paid to
FIMM</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

2003

$ 4,571,000</R>

<R>

2002

$ 4,184,000</R>

<R>

2001

$ 3,848,000</R>

<R>Spartan California Municipal Money Market

2003

$ 2,581,000</R>

<R>

2002

$ 2,464,000</R>

<R>

2001

$ 2,737,000</R>

BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTS

Matters Considered by the Board. The mutual funds for which the members of the Board of Trustees serve as Trustees are referred to herein as the "Fidelity funds." The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet 11 times a year. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, believes that matters bearing on each fund's advisory contracts are considered at most, if not all, of its meetings. While the full Board of Trustees or the non-interested Trustees, as appropriate, act on all major matters, a significant portion of the activities of the Board of Trustees (including certain of those described herein) is conducted through committees. The non-interested Trustees meet frequently in executive session and are advised by independent legal counsel selected by the non-interested Trustees.

Information Received by the Board of Trustees. In connection with their meetings, the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, received materials specifically relating to the existing management contracts and sub-advisory agreements (the Investment Advisory Contracts). These materials included (i) information on the investment performance of each fund, a peer group of funds and an appropriate index or combination of indices, (ii) sales and redemption data in respect of each fund, and (iii) the economic outlook and the general investment outlook in the markets in which each fund invests. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considers periodically other material facts such as (1) the Investment Advisers' results and financial condition, (2) arrangements in respect of the distribution of each fund's shares, (3) the procedures employed to determine the value of each fund's assets, (4) the allocation of each fund's brokerage, if any, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, and the allocation of brokerage to firms that sell Fidelity fund shares, (5) the Investment Advisers' management of the relationships with each fund's custodians and subcustodians, (6) the resources devoted to and the record of compliance with each fund's investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions, and (7) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates.

Additional information was furnished by the Investment Advisers including, among other items, information on and analysis of (a) the overall organization of the Investment Advisers, (b) investment performance, (c) the choice of performance indices and benchmarks, (d) the composition of peer groups of funds, (e) transfer agency and bookkeeping fees paid to affiliates of the Investment Advisers, (f) investment management staffing, (g) the potential for achieving further economies of scale, (h) operating expenses paid to third parties, and (i) the information furnished to investors, including each fund's shareholders.

In considering the Investment Advisory Contracts, the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and the following summary does not detail all the matters considered. Matters considered by the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, in connection with its approval of the Investment Advisory Contracts include the following:

Benefits to Shareholders. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the benefit to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of fund and shareholder services.

Investment Compliance and Performance. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered whether each fund has operated within its investment objective and its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed each fund's investment performance as well as the performance of a peer group of mutual funds, and the performance of an appropriate index or combination of indices.

The Investment Advisers' Personnel and Methods. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, reviews at least annually the background of each fund's portfolio manager and each fund's investment objective and discipline. The non-interested Trustees have also had discussions with senior management of the Investment Advisers responsible for investment operations and the senior management of Fidelity's money market group. Among other things they considered the size, education and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel.

Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and affiliated companies, under the existing Investment Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency functions and pricing, bookkeeping and securities lending services, if any. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, has also considered the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians.

Expenses. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered each fund's expense ratio, and expense ratios of a peer group of funds. It also considered the amount and nature of fees paid by shareholders.

Profitability. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the level of the Investment Advisers' profits in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, including each fund. This consideration included an extensive review of the Investment Advisers' methodology in allocating their costs to the management of a fund. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, has concluded that the cost allocation methodology employed by the Investment Advisers has a reasonable basis and is appropriate in light of all of the circumstances. It considered the profits realized by the Investment Advisers in connection with the operation of a fund and whether the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of a fund. It also considered the profits realized from non-fund businesses which may benefit from or be related to a fund's business. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the Investment Advisers' profit margins in comparison with available industry data.

Economies of Scale. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including each fund) have appropriately benefitted from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, has concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and the Investment Advisers in an appropriate manner.

Other Benefits to the Investment Advisers. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the character and amount of fees paid by each fund and each fund's shareholders for services provided by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates, including fees for services like transfer agency, fund accounting, and direct shareholder services. It also considered the allocation of fund brokerage to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the receipt of sales loads and payments under Rule 12b-1 plans in respect of certain of the Fidelity funds, and benefits to the Investment Advisers from the use of "soft" dollar commissions to pay for research and other similar services. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the revenues and profitability of the Investment Advisers' businesses other than their mutual fund business, including the Investment Advisers' retail brokerage, correspondent brokerage, capital markets, trust, investment advisory, pension record keeping, insurance, publishing, real estate, international research and investment funds, and others. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Investment Advisers and their affiliates by virtue of their relationship with each fund.

Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all material factors and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, concluded that the existing advisory fee structures are fair <R>and</R> reasonable, and that the existing Investment Advisory Contracts should be continued.

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

Each fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of FMR. <R>The principal business address of FDC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R> FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the funds, which are continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.

The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of each fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow the funds and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute <R>direct or indirect</R> payment by the funds of distribution expenses.

Under each Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. Each Plan specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue, as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. In addition, each Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market shares.

Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the fund other than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of fund shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.

Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with, and purchase securities issued by, depository institutions that receive payments under the Plans. No preference for the instruments of such depository institutions will be shown in the selection of investments.

FDC may compensate intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria established from time to time by FDC relating to the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the sale or expected sale of significant amounts of shares, or other factors.

TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS

Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Citibank, N.A. (Citibank), which is located at 111 Wall Street, New York, New York. Under the terms of the agreements, Citibank provides transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for each fund. Citibank in turn has entered into sub-transfer agent agreements with Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR. Under the terms of the sub-agreements, FSC performs all processing activities associated with providing these services for each fund and receives all related transfer agency fees paid to Citibank.

For providing transfer agency services, FSC receives a position fee and an asset-based fee each paid monthly with respect to each position in a fund. For retail accounts and certain institutional accounts, these fees are based on size of position and fund type. For certain institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on fund type. For certain other institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on account type and fund type. The position fees are subject to increase based on postage rate changes.

FSC also collects fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.

In addition, FSC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified tuition program (<R>QTP)</R>, as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate and in each Fidelity Freedom Fund and Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund, funds of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the percentage of the <R>QTP's</R>, Freedom Fund's, or Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund's assets that is invested in a fund, subject to certain limitations in the case of Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund.

FSC pays out-of-pocket expenses associated with providing transfer agent services. In addition, FSC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.

Each fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with Citibank. Under the terms of the agreements, Citibank provides pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund. Citibank in turn has entered into sub-service agent agreements with FSC. Under the terms of the sub-agreements, FSC performs all processing activities associated with providing these services, including calculating the NAV and dividends for each fund and maintaining each fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and receives all related pricing and bookkeeping fees paid to Citibank.

For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.

The annual rates for pricing and bookkeeping services for the funds are 0.0150% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0075% of average net assets between $500 million and $10 billion, 0.0021% of average net assets between $10 billion and $25 billion, and 0.00075% of average net assets in excess of $25 billion. The fee, not including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, is limited to a minimum of $40,000 per year.

Pricing and bookkeeping fees, including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, paid by California Municipal Money Market to FSC for the past three fiscal years are shown in the following table.

<R>Fund

2003

2002

2001</R>

<R>California Municipal Money Market

$ 239,000

$ 237,000

$ 219,000</R>

For Spartan California Municipal Money Market, FMR bears the cost of transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services and pricing and bookkeeping services under the terms of its management contract with the fund.

<R>DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST</R>

<R>Trust Organization. California Municipal Money Market and Spartan California Municipal Money Market are funds of Fidelity California Municipal Trust II, an open-end management investment company created under an initial trust instrument dated June 20, 1991. Currently, there are two funds offered in Fidelity California Municipal Trust II Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund and Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.</R>

The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds.

Shareholder Liability. The trust is a <R>statutory trust organized under Delaware law. Delaware law provides that, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Trust Instrument, shareholders shall be entitled to the same limitations of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the general corporation law of Delaware. </R>The courts of some states, however, may decline to apply Delaware law on this point. The Trust Instrument contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust. The Trust Instrument provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Trust Instrument further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.

The Trust Instrument provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. <R>The </R>Trust Instrument also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which Delaware law does not apply, no contractual limitation of liability was in effect, and a fund is unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is extremely remote.

Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.

The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.

<R>Under the Trust Instrument, the Trustees may, without shareholder vote, in order to change the form of organization of the trust cause the trust to merge or consolidate with one or more trusts, partnerships, associations, limited liability companies, or corporations, as long as the surviving entity is an open-end management investment company, or is a fund thereof, that will succeed to or assume the trust's registration statement, or cause the trust to incorporate under Delaware law.</R>

The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. Generally, the merger of the trust or a fund or a class with another operating mutual fund or the sale of all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class to another operating mutual fund requires approval by a vote of shareholders of the trust or the fund or the class. The Trustees may, however, reorganize or terminate the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.

Custodian. Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of the funds. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies.

FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies,<R> Members of the Advisory Board,</R> and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.

Auditor.<R> PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 160 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts</R>, serves as independent accountant for each fund. The auditor examines financial statements for the funds and provides other audit, tax, and related services.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended February 28,<R> 2003, </R>and report of the auditor, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference.

APPENDIX

<R>Fidelity, Spartan, Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design, and Magellan are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.</R>

The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II
PEA No. 24

PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23. Exhibits

(a) Amended and Restated Trust Instrument, dated July 18, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit a(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23.

(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated November 27, 2002, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) of Fidelity Boylston Street Trust's (File No. 2-76309) Post-Effective Amendment No. 38.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) (1) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2001, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23.

(2) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2001, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23.

(3) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated December 30, 1991, between FMR Texas Inc. (currently known as Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.) and Fidelity Management & Research Company on behalf of Fidelity California Tax-Free Money Market Portfolio (currently known as Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (5)(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11.

(4) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated April 18, 1994, between FMR Texas Inc. (currently known as Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.) and Fidelity Management & Research Company on behalf of Spartan California Municipal Money Market Portfolio (currently known as Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(d) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11.

(e) (1) General Distribution Agreement, dated December 30, 1991, between Fidelity California Tax-Free Money Market Portfolio (currently known as Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund) and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11.

(2) General Distribution Agreement, dated October 19, 1989, between Spartan California Municipal Money Market Portfolio (currently known as Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund) and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11.

(3) Amendment to General Distribution Agreement, dated January 1, 1988, between Fidelity California Tax-Free Money Market Portfolio (currently known as Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund) and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11.

(4) Amendments to the General Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated March 14, 1996 and July 15, 1996, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Fidelity Court Street Trust's (File No. 2-58774) Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.

(f) The Fee Deferral Plan for Non-Interested Person Directors and Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, effective as of September 15, 1995 and amended through January 1, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (f)(1) of Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust's (File No. 2-75537) Post-Effective Amendment No. 39.

(g) (1) Custodian Agreement, Appendix B, and Appendix C, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(9) of Fidelity Securities Fund's (File No. 2-93601) Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(2) Appendix A, dated February 5, 2003, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and the Registrant is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(2).

(3) Appendix D, dated February 20, 2002, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Devonshire Trust's (File No. 2-24389) Post-Effective Amendment No. 105.

(h) Not applicable.

(i) Legal Opinion of Shearman & Sterling for Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund and Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund, dated April 23, 2003, is filed herein as Exhibit (i).

(j) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated April 21, 2003, is filed herein as Exhibit (j).

(k) Not applicable.

(l) Not applicable.

(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.

(m) (2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Spartan California Municipal Money Market Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20.

(n) Not applicable.

(p) Code of Ethics, dated January 1, 2003, adopted by the fund, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and Fidelity Distributors Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity Advisor Series IV's (File No. 811-3737) Post-Effective Amendment No. 81.

Item 24. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust

The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research Company, or an affiliate, as its investment adviser. In addition, the officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the result of an official position with the respective trusts.

Item 25. Indemnification

Pursuant to Del. Code Ann. title 12 § 3817, a Delaware statutory trust may provide in its governing instrument for the indemnification of its officers and trustees from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. Article X, Section 10.02 of the Trust Instrument sets forth the reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement, no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a determination, as specified in the Trust Instrument, that the officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.

Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However, the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Service Company, Inc. ("FSC") is appointed sub-transfer agent, the Transfer Agent agrees to indemnify FSC for FSC's losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) (losses) to the extent that the Transfer Agent is entitled to and receives indemnification from the Fund for the same events. Under the Transfer Agency Agreement, the Trust agrees to indemnify and hold the Transfer Agent harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting from:

(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other than the Trust, including by a shareholder, which names the Transfer Agent and/or the Trust as a party and is not based on and does not result from the Transfer Agent's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties, and arises out of or in connection with the Transfer Agent's performance under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or

(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent contributed to by the Transfer Agent's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of its duties) which results from the negligence of the Trust, or from the Transfer Agent's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person duly authorized by the Trust, or as a result of the Transfer Agent's acting in reliance upon advice reasonably believed by the Transfer Agent to have been given by counsel for the Trust, or as a result of the Transfer Agent's acting in reliance upon any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper person.

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers

(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)

82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109

FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Edward C. Johnson 3d

Chairman of the Board and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM); Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR Corp.; Trustee of funds advised by FMR.

Abigail P. Johnson

President and Director of FMR, FMRC, and FIMM; Senior Vice President and Trustee of funds advised by FMR; Director of FMR Corp.

Thomas Allen

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Paul Antico

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Ramin Arani

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

John Avery

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Robert Bertelson

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Stephen Binder

Vice President of FMR, FMRC and a fund advised by FMR.

William Bower

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Philip L. Bullen

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC; Vice President of certain Equity funds advised by FMR; President and Director of FMR Far East and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.); Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

Steve Buller

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

John H. Carlson

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

James Catudal

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Ren Y. Cheng

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

C. Robert Chow

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Dwight D. Churchill

Senior Vice President of FMR and FIMM and Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR.

Katherine Collins

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Michael Connolly

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

William Danoff

Senior Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and Vice President of funds advised by FMR.

Scott E. DeSano

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Penelope Dobkin

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Walter C. Donovan

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Bettina Doulton

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR.

Stephen DuFour

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Maria F. Dwyer

Vice President of FMR; President and Treasurer of funds advised by FMR.

William Eigen

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Bahaa Fam

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Richard B. Fentin

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR.

Karen Firestone

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Michael B. Fox

Treasurer of FMR Corp.; Previously served as Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and FIMM (2003); Previously served as Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003); Previously served as Vice President of FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003).

Jay Freedman

Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC); Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc.; Secretary of FMR Corp. and FIMM.

David L. Glancy

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Bart A. Grenier

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC; Vice President of certain Equity and High Income funds advised by FMR; President and Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

Robert J. Haber

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Richard C. Habermann

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR.

James Harmon

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Lionel Harris

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Ian Hart

Vice President of FMR, FMRC and funds advised by FMR.

Thomas Hense

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Cesar Hernandez

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Bruce T. Herring

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Adam Hetnarski

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Frederick D. Hoff, Jr.

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Brian Hogan

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

David B. Jones

Vice President of FMR.

Steven Kaye

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR.

William Kennedy

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Francis V. Knox, Jr.

Vice President of FMR; Assistant Treasurer of funds advised by FMR.

Harry W. Lange

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Harley Lank

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Maxime Lemieux

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Harris Leviton

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Peter S. Lynch

Vice Chairman and Director of FMR and FMRC and member of the Advisory Board of funds advised by FMR (2003). Previously served as Trustee of funds advised by FMR (2003).

James MacDonald

Senior Vice President of FMR.

Robert B. MacDonald

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Richard R. Mace

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR.

Charles A. Mangum

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Kevin McCarey

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

John B. McDowell

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of certain Equity funds advised by FMR.

Neal P. Miller

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Charles S. Morrison

Vice President of FMR; FIMM and Bond funds advised by FMR.

David L. Murphy

Vice President of FMR, FIMM, and Money Market funds advised by FMR.

Mark Notkin

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Stephen Petersen

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR.

Keith Quinton

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Alan Radlo

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Larry Rakers

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Kennedy Richardson

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Clare S. Richer

Senior Vice President of FMR.

Eric D. Roiter

Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of funds advised by FMR; Vice President and Clerk of FDC; Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K. and FMR Far East; Assistant Secretary of FIMM.

Louis Salemy

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Lee H. Sandwen

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Peter Saperstone

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Fergus Shiel

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

Beso Sikharulidze

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Carol A. Smith-Fachetti

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Steven J. Snider

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Thomas T. Soviero

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Richard A. Spillane, Jr.

Senior Vice President of FMR.

Robert E. Stansky

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR.

Yolanda Strock

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Susan Sturdy

Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, Strategic Advisers, Inc. and FDC; Assistant Secretary of FIMM and FMR Corp.

Yoko Tilley

Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Joel C. Tillinghast

Senior Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR.

Robert Tuckett

Vice President of FMR.

Jennifer Uhrig

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR.

George A. Vanderheiden

Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Judy Verhave

Vice President of FMR.

J. Gregory Wass

Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and FDC; Vice President, Taxation, of FMR Corp.

Jason Weiner

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

Steven S. Wymer

Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR.

JS Wynant

Vice President of FMR and FMRC; Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and FIMM.

FMR Corp.

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

(2) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)

1 Spartan Way, Merrimack, NH 03054

FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.

Edward C. Johnson 3d

Chairman of the Board and Director of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, and FMR Far East; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director of FMR Corp.; Trustee of funds advised by FMR.

Abigail P. Johnson

President and Director of FIMM, FMR, and FMRC;
Senior Vice President and Trustee of funds advised by FMR; Director of FMR Corp.

Dwight D. Churchill

Senior Vice President of FIMM and FMR and Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR.

Michael B. Fox

Treasurer of FMR Corp.; Previously served as Vice President of FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003); Previously served as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East (2003); Previously served as Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003).

Jay Freedman

Secretary of FIMM and FMR Corp.; Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC and FDC; Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc.

Stanley N. Griffith

Assistant Secretary of FIMM; Assistant Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR.

Charles S. Morrison

Vice President of FIMM, FMR and Bond funds advised by FMR.

David L. Murphy

Vice President of FIMM, and FMR and Money Market funds advised by FMR.

Eric D. Roiter

Assistant Secretary of FIMM; Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of funds advised by FMR; Vice President and Clerk of FDC; Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K. and FMR Far East.

Susan Sturdy

Assistant Secretary of FIMM and FMR Corp.; Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, Strategic Advisers, Inc. and FDC.

J. Gregory Wass

Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and FDC; Vice President, Taxation, of FMR Corp.

JS Wynant

Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U. K., and FMR Far East; Vice President of FMR and FMRC.

Item 27. Principal Underwriters

(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

(b)

Name and Principal

Positions and Offices

Positions and Offices

Business Address*

with Underwriter

with Fund

Neal Litvack

Director and President

None

Jay Freedman

Assistant Clerk

None

Jane Greene

Treasurer and Controller

None

Erica Vaters

Compliance Officer

None

Donald C. Holborn

Executive Vice President

None

Raymond J. Marcinowski

Director

None

Ellyn A. McColgan

Director

None

Eric Roiter

Vice President and Clerk

Secretary of funds advised by FMR

Susan Sturdy

Assistant Clerk

None

J. Gregory Wass

Assistant Treasurer

None

* 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA

(c) Not applicable.

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Service Company, Inc. or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, or the fund's custodian, Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, NY.

Item 29. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 30. Undertakings

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 21st day of April 2003.

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

By

/s/Maria F. Dwyer

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Maria F. Dwyer, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

(Signature)

(Title)

(Date)

/s/Maria F. Dwyer

President and Treasurer

April 21, 2003

Maria F. Dwyer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/Timothy Hayes

Chief Financial Officer

April 21, 2003

Timothy Hayes

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d

(dagger)

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Edward C. Johnson 3d

/s/Abigail P. Johnson

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Abigail P. Johnson

/s/J. Michael Cook

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

J. Michael Cook

/s/Ralph F. Cox

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Ralph F. Cox

/s/Laura B. Cronin

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Laura B. Cronin

/s/Phyllis Burke Davis

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Phyllis Burke Davis

/s/Robert M. Gates

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Robert M. Gates

/s/Donald J. Kirk

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Donald J. Kirk

/s/Marie L. Knowles

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Marie L. Knowles

/s/Ned C. Lautenbach

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Ned C. Lautenbach

/s/Marvin L. Mann

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Marvin L. Mann

/s/William O. McCoy

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

William O. McCoy

/s/Robert L. Reynolds

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

Robert L. Reynolds

/s/William S. Stavropoulos

*

Trustee

April 21, 2003

William S. Stavropoulos

(dagger)Signature affixed by Abigail P. Johnson, pursuant to a power of attorney dated June 14, 2001 and filed herewith.

* By: /s/Barry P. Barbash
Barry P. Barbash, pursuant to a power of attorney dated March 1, 2003 and filed herewith.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

Colchester Street Trust

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Series II

Fidelity Advisor Series III

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Advisor Series VI

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Beacon Street Trust

Fidelity Boston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Capital Trust

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

Fidelity Concord Street Trust

Fidelity Congress Street Fund

Fidelity Contrafund

Fidelity Court Street Trust

Fidelity Court Street Trust II

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity Destiny Portfolios

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

Fidelity Exchange Fund

Fidelity Financial Trust

Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust

Fidelity Garrison Street Trust

Fidelity Government Securities Fund

Fidelity Hastings Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Magellan Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

Fidelity Money Market Trust

Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Puritan Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Securities Fund

Fidelity Select Portfolios

Fidelity Summer Street Trust

Fidelity Trend Fund

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities

Fund, L.P.

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Newbury Street Trust

Variable Insurance Products Fund

Variable Insurance Products Fund II

Variable Insurance Products Fund III

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Abigail P. Johnson my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to said attorney-in-fact to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after June 15, 2001.

WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.

/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d

June 14, 2001

Edward C. Johnson 3d

POWER OF ATTORNEY


We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

Colchester Street Trust

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Series II

Fidelity Advisor Series III

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Beacon Street Trust

Fidelity Boston Street Trust
Fidelity Boylston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Capital Trust

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

Fidelity Concord Street Trust

Fidelity Congress Street Fund

Fidelity Contrafund

Fidelity Court Street Trust

Fidelity Court Street Trust II

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity Destiny Portfolios

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

Fidelity Exchange Fund

Fidelity Financial Trust

Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust

Fidelity Garrison Street Trust
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Magellan Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

Fidelity Money Market Trust

Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Puritan Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Securities Fund

Fidelity Select Portfolios

Fidelity Summer Street Trust

Fidelity Trend Fund

Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P.

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Newbury Street Trust

Variable Insurance Products Fund

Variable Insurance Products Fund II

Variable Insurance Products Fund III

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individuals serve as Directors, Trustees, or General Partners (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney we have given to sign and otherwise act in our names and behalf in matters involving the Funds and hereby constitute and appoint Barry P. Barbash, Sarah A. Bessin, Maria Gattuso,
Margery K. Neale and Karen H. McMillan, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after March 1, 2003.

WITNESS our hands on this first day of March, 2003.

/s/J. Michael Cook

/s/Marie L. Knowles

J. Michael Cook

Marie L. Knowles

/s/Ralph F. Cox

/s/Ned C. Lautenbach

Ralph F. Cox

Ned C. Lautenbach

/s/Laura B. Cronin

/s/Marvin L. Mann

Laura B. Cronin

Marvin L. Mann

/s/Phyllis Burke Davis

/s/William O. McCoy

Phyllis Burke Davis

William O. McCoy

/s/Robert M. Gates

/s/Robert L. Reynolds

Robert M. Gates

Robert L. Reynolds

/s/Abigail P. Johnson

/s/William S. Stavropoulos

Abigail P. Johnson

William S. Stavropoulos

/s/Donald J. Kirk

Donald J. Kirk