U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)

Q23d. In your county, how did the following changes in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (farm bill) strengthen or weaken monitoring of HELC compliance?: Required additional farm program benefits be subject to denial for violations of HELC.

Significantly strengthened (percent) Strengthened (percent) Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent) Weakened (percent) Significantly weakend (percent) Number of respondents

Alabama 2.6 53.8 35.9 2.6 5.1 39

Arkansas 11.1 55.6 33.3 0.0 0.0 18

California 0.0 50.0 42.9 7.1 0.0 14

Colorado 2.9 44.1 44.1 5.9 2.9 34

Florida 0.0 63.6 36.4 0.0 0.0 11

Georgia 4.3 29.8 61.7 4.3 0.0 47

Iowa 5.3 53.3 37.3 1.3 2.7 75

Idaho 5.9 35.3 58.8 0.0 0.0 17

Illinois 13.0 44.9 40.6 0.0 1.4 69

Indiana 0.0 61.5 38.5 0.0 0.0 52

Kansas 1.3 39.2 58.2 1.3 0.0 79

Kentucky 1.7 40.0 58.3 0.0 0.0 60

Louisiana 0.0 50.0 45.8 4.2 0.0 24

Maryland 10.0 40.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 10

Michigan 2.9 29.4 64.7 2.9 0.0 34

Minnesota 0.0 38.2 56.4 1.8 3.6 55

Missouri 1.4 45.7 50.0 2.9 0.0 70

Mississippi 5.2 44.8 50.0 0.0 0.0 58

Montana 2.7 48.6 45.9 2.7 0.0 37

North Carolina 5.7 43.4 49.1 1.9 0.0 53

North Dakota 7.3 53.7 34.1 4.9 0.0 41

Nebraska 4.5 47.0 42.4 1.5 4.5 66

New Mexico 0.0 41.2 52.9 0.0 5.9 17

New York 3.2 45.2 51.6 0.0 0.0 31

Ohio 9.1 47.7 40.9 2.3 0.0 44

Oklahoma 3.9 56.9 33.3 2.0 3.9 51

Oregon 12.5 37.5 43.8 6.3 0.0 16

Pennsylvania 16.1 45.2 38.7 0.0 0.0 31

South Carolina 5.6 27.8 55.6 11.1 0.0 18

South Dakota 4.4 42.2 48.9 4.4 0.0 45

Tennessee 0.0 44.4 55.6 0.0 0.0 45

Texas 2.8 42.6 51.9 2.8 0.0 108

Utah 0.0 50.0 37.5 0.0 12.5 8

Virginia 9.7 58.1 32.3 0.0 0.0 31

Washington 0.0 68.4 31.6 0.0 0.0 19

Wisconsin 2.1 62.5 33.3 2.1 0.0 48

West Virginia 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 18

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 38.5 61.5 0.0 0.0 52

All States 4.0 45.9 47.2 1.9 1.0 1,545

	Significantly strengthened (percent)	Strengthened (percent)	Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent)	Weakened (percent)	Significantly weakend (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	2.6	53.8	35.9	2.6	5.1	39
Arkansas	11.1	55.6	33.3	0.0	0.0	18
California	0.0	50.0	42.9	7.1	0.0	14
Colorado	2.9	44.1	44.1	5.9	2.9	34
Florida	0.0	63.6	36.4	0.0	0.0	11
Georgia	4.3	29.8	61.7	4.3	0.0	47
Iowa	5.3	53.3	37.3	1.3	2.7	75
Idaho	5.9	35.3	58.8	0.0	0.0	17
Illinois	13.0	44.9	40.6	0.0	1.4	69
Indiana	0.0	61.5	38.5	0.0	0.0	52
Kansas	1.3	39.2	58.2	1.3	0.0	79
Kentucky	1.7	40.0	58.3	0.0	0.0	60
Louisiana	0.0	50.0	45.8	4.2	0.0	24
Maryland	10.0	40.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	10
Michigan	2.9	29.4	64.7	2.9	0.0	34
Minnesota	0.0	38.2	56.4	1.8	3.6	55
Missouri	1.4	45.7	50.0	2.9	0.0	70
Mississippi	5.2	44.8	50.0	0.0	0.0	58
Montana	2.7	48.6	45.9	2.7	0.0	37
North Carolina	5.7	43.4	49.1	1.9	0.0	53
North Dakota	7.3	53.7	34.1	4.9	0.0	41
Nebraska	4.5	47.0	42.4	1.5	4.5	66
New Mexico	0.0	41.2	52.9	0.0	5.9	17
New York	3.2	45.2	51.6	0.0	0.0	31
Ohio	9.1	47.7	40.9	2.3	0.0	44
Oklahoma	3.9	56.9	33.3	2.0	3.9	51
Oregon	12.5	37.5	43.8	6.3	0.0	16
Pennsylvania	16.1	45.2	38.7	0.0	0.0	31
South Carolina	5.6	27.8	55.6	11.1	0.0	18
South Dakota	4.4	42.2	48.9	4.4	0.0	45
Tennessee	0.0	44.4	55.6	0.0	0.0	45
Texas	2.8	42.6	51.9	2.8	0.0	108
Utah	0.0	50.0	37.5	0.0	12.5	8
Virginia	9.7	58.1	32.3	0.0	0.0	31
Washington	0.0	68.4	31.6	0.0	0.0	19
Wisconsin	2.1	62.5	33.3	2.1	0.0	48
West Virginia	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	18
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	38.5	61.5	0.0	0.0	52
All States	4.0	45.9	47.2	1.9	1.0	1,545