EXHIBIT 99.1


    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report of Williams Coal Seam Royalty
Trust (the "Trust") on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2002
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned, not in its individual capacity but solely as the
trustee of the Trust, certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to its knowledge:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended; and

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




                                 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE FOR
                                 WILLIAMS COAL SEAM GAS ROYALTY TRUST


Date: March 25, 2003           By:/s/ Ron E. Hooper
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                                    Ron E. Hooper,
                                    Senior Vice President, Royalty Management