Exhibit 99.906CERT



                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officers of BlackRock California
Municipal 2018 Term Trust (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the best of
their knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
June 30, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: 8/27/03
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/s/ Robert Kapito
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Name:  Robert Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer


/s/ Henry Gabbay
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Name:  Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer