[EX -99.906CERT] | |||
Exhibit (b) | |||
SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS | |||
In connectionwith this report on Form N -CSR for the Registrant as furnished to the Securities and | |||
Exchange Commissionon the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to Section | |||
906 of the Sarbanes-OxleyAct of 2002, that: | |||
(1 | ) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities | |
Exchange Actof 1934, as applicable; and | |||
(2 | ) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial | |
condition andresults of operations of the Registrant. | |||
By: | |||
Stephen E. Canter | |||
Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date: May 27, 2004 | |||
By: | |||
James Windels | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: May 27, 2004 |
This certificate is furnished pursuant to the requirements of Form N-CSR and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934.
Error! Unknown document property name. |
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