Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There are a number of bases in the funding formula. There are a number of things that are base funded. We are looking at, over time, as the discussion ensues with our partners at the DECs, the formula is moving towards one that is more gradual rather than one that has the steps. However, in some cases those steps are there because that's the, you know, if you're talking about hiring one person, you can't hire less than one person, sometimes, to do some jobs. That's why there are some of the steps that are there. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.