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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

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

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Permian Basin Royalty Trust
(the "Trust") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003 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
                                   PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST


August 13, 2003                    By: /s/ RON E. HOOPER
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Ron E. Hooper,
                                       Senior Vice President, Royalty Management
                                       Bank of America, N.A.


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Permian basin Royalty Trust and will be retained by Permian basin
Royalty Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.



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