POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby constitutes, designates and appoints Janey Ahn, Benjamin Archibald, Aaron Wasserman, Eugene Drozdetski, Jessica Herlihy, Gladys Chang, Kiersten Zaza, Charles Park and Tricia Meyer of BlackRock, Inc., and Kenneth Burdon, Michelle Huynh and Tom DeCapo of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone and without the other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all statements on Form ID (including, but not limited to, obtaining the Central Index Key ("CIK") and the CIK confirmation code ("CCC") from the Securities and Exchange Commission), Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required by the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents in connection with such statements, respecting each BlackRock closed-end investment company listed on Annex A hereto and as may be formed from time to time. This power of attorney supersedes any previous versions of same, and shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by the undersigned, and shall be automatically revoked with respect to any attorney in the event that such attorney is no longer affiliated with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP or BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates (as the case may be). The undersigned hereby further ratifies and confirms any action taken by any of the above attorneys-in-fact prior to the date hereof that would be authorized hereby if the same had been taken on or after the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of
January 24, 2018.
| By: | /s/ Philip Soccio | ||
| Print: | Philip Soccio |
Annex A
Equity Funds | ||
| 1. | BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. | CII |
| 2. | BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | BDJ |
| 3. | BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust | BGR |
| 4. | BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust | BOE |
| 5. | BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | BME |
| 6. | BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | BGY |
| 7. | BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust | BCX |
| 8. | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust | BST |
| 9. | BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure, & Power Opportunities Trust | BUI |
Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Funds | ||
| 10. | BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BJZ |
| 11. | BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | BFZ |
| 12. | BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust | BAF |
| 13. | BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BFO |
| 14. | BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust | BBF |
| 15. | BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust | BYM |
| 16. | BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | BKN |
| 17. | BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | BTA |
| 18. | BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | BZM |
| 19. | BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust | MHE |
| 20. | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MUI |
| 21. | BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MNE |
| 22. | BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | MUA |
| 23. | BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BPK |
| 24. | BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BKK |
| 25. | BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust | BBK |
| 26. | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | BFK |
| 27. | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | BLE |
| 28. | BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | MEN |
| 29. | BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. | MUC |
| 30. | BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund | MFL |
| 31. | BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. | MUH |
| 32. | BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | MHD |
| 33. | BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. | MUE |
| 34. | BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. | MUS |
| 35. | BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | MUJ |
| 36. | BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MHN |
| 37. | BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | MVT |
| 38. | BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. | MVF |
| 39. | BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. | MZA |
| 40. | BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | MYC |
| 41. | BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. | MCA |
| 42. | BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund | MYF |
| 43. | BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | MFT |
| 44. | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | MYD |
| 45. | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. | MYI |
| 46. | BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. | MIY |
| 47. | BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. | MYJ |
| 48. | BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MYN |
| 49. | BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund | MPA |
| 50. | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | MQT |
| 51. | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | MQY |
| 52. | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | BLJ |
| 53. | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | BNJ |
| 54. | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust | BSE |
| 55. | BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BLH |
| 56. | BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust | BQH |
| 57. | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | BNY |
| 58. | BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II | BFY |
| 59. | The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | BSD |
| 60. | BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | BHV |
| 61. | BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust | BBN |
| 62. | BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | BTT |
Taxable Fixed Income Funds | ||
| 63. | BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | DSU |
| 64. | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | FRA |
| 65. | Blackrock Core Bond Trust | BHK |
| 66. | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | BGT |
| 67. | BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. | BKT |
| 68. | BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | BLW |
| 69. | BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | BTZ |
| 70. | BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | HYT |
| 71. | BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. | EGF |
| 72. | BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust | BIT |
| 73. | BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust | BGIO |
Alternative Funds | ||
| 74. | BlackRock Preferred Partners LLC | - |
| 75. | BlackRock Multi-Sector Opportunities Trust | - |