March 5, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

ATTN:      Ms. Patsy Mengiste
           Document Control - EDGAR

RE:        RiverSource California Tax-Exempt Trust
                  RiverSource California Tax-Exempt Fund
           Post-Effective Amendment No. 38
           File No. 33-5103/811-4646
           Accession Number: 0001068800-07-000520

Dear Ms. Mengiste:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, please
accept this letter as certification that the prospectus and statement of
additional information for the above-referenced fund do not differ from that
contained in Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 (Amendment). This
Amendment was filed electronically on February 27, 2007.

If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact either Katina
A. Walker at (612) 671-6990 or me at (612) 671-4321.

Sincerely,

/s/ Christopher O. Petersen
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    Christopher O. Petersen
    Vice President and Group Counsel
    Ameriprise Financial, Inc.