The attached News Release was issued by the NYISO today, July 18, 2001:

NYISO TO PARTICIPATE IN FERC RTO PROCESS
- NYISO Board Advocates a Prudent Approach -

(See attached file: nr_07_18_01_rto_dec.pdf)

This News Release can also be found on the NYISO website at:

http://www.nyiso.com/topics/articles/index.html

 - nr_07_18_01_rto_dec.pdf