under cercla. my colleague indicated in a dear colleague letter she circulated earlier today that the bill could result in e.p.a. placing silver bullet projects at the bottom of the priority list while still remaining in statutory compliance. while i appreciate my colleague's concern, this statement is both misleading and incorrect. the reality is that e.p.a. is place a silver bullet site or any other site, for that matter, at the bottom of its priority list at anytime. this bill does not change the e.p.a.'s ability to prioritize sites for cleanup. cercla is the very -- is a very process-heavy process, and states are often reluctant to wait into the drawnout cercla process. they'd rather clean up the sites themselves and avoid the stigma associated with having a superfund site in their state. however, the only way for a site to get cleaned up is to get it on the superfund list. it's not an easy conclusion for states to come to and states are not clamoring to list on the national priorities list. so