EXHIBIT 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I,  Edward  J.  Heinrich,  President  of Salton  Sea  Funding  Corporation  (the
"Company"),  certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the  three-month
          period ended March 31, 2003 (the  "Report")  fully  complies  with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.


Dated:   May 12, 2003



                             /s/ Edward J. Heinrich
                             ----------------------
                               Edward J. Heinrich
                                    President
                            (chief executive officer)

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to Salton Sea Funding  Corporation  and will be retained by Salton Sea
Funding  Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission or
its staff upon request.