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