U.S. General Accounting Office |
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
Q19. How often are decisions to grant HELC good faith exemptions by the Farm Service Agency county committees properly supported? |
Always or almost always (percent) | Most of the time (percent) | About half of the time (percent) | Some of the time (percent) | Never or almost never (percent) | Number of respondents | |
Alabama | 45.5 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 11 |
Arkansas | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado | 40.0 | 40.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10 |
Florida | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Georgia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Iowa | 10.5 | 36.8 | 5.3 | 34.2 | 13.2 | 38 |
Idaho | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Illinois | 16.1 | 35.5 | 3.2 | 29.0 | 16.1 | 31 |
Indiana | 27.3 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 36.4 | 9.1 | 11 |
Kansas | 40.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 10 |
Kentucky | 66.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 6 |
Louisiana | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1 |
Maryland | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2 |
Michigan | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2 |
Minnesota | 53.8 | 38.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
Missouri | 14.3 | 57.1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 7 |
Mississippi | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Montana | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 6 |
North Carolina | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
North Dakota | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 4 |
Nebraska | 14.7 | 44.1 | 11.8 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 34 |
New Mexico | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
New York | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5 |
Ohio | 0.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Oklahoma | 33.3 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 12 |
Oregon | 0.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Pennsylvania | 38.5 | 46.2 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 13 |
South Carolina | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
South Dakota | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Tennessee | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 6 |
Texas | 27.3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 11 |
Utah | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Virginia | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 4 |
Washington | 44.4 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 9 |
Wisconsin | 40.9 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 22 |
West Virginia | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
States with fewer than 15 respondents | 40.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
All States | 28.6 | 35.0 | 5.8 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 311 |