U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q23e. 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?: Other (please specify).

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

Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0

California 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Colorado 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 2

Florida 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

Georgia 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Iowa 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 40.0 5

Idaho 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 6

Illinois 0.0 0.0 71.4 0.0 28.6 7

Indiana 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 3

Kansas 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 60.0 5

Kentucky 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

Louisiana 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3

Maryland 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Michigan 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 3

Minnesota 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2

Missouri 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 25.0 4

Mississippi 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 5

Montana 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2

North Carolina 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

North Dakota 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 2

Nebraska 40.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 5

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2

Ohio 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 3

Oklahoma 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 25.0 4

Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pennsylvania 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

South Carolina 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

South Dakota 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 3

Tennessee 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Texas 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 5

Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0

Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1

Washington 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Wisconsin 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 5

West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 14.3 71.4 0.0 14.3 7

All States 4.1 2.0 54.1 11.2 28.6 98

	Significantly strengthened (percent)	Strengthened (percent)	Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent)	Weakened (percent)	Significantly weakend (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0
California	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Colorado	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	2
Florida	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
Georgia	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Iowa	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	40.0	5
Idaho	0.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	6
Illinois	0.0	0.0	71.4	0.0	28.6	7
Indiana	0.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	3
Kansas	0.0	0.0	40.0	0.0	60.0	5
Kentucky	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
Louisiana	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	3
Maryland	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Michigan	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	33.3	3
Minnesota	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2
Missouri	0.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	25.0	4
Mississippi	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	5
Montana	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2
North Carolina	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
North Dakota	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	2
Nebraska	40.0	0.0	20.0	40.0	0.0	5
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2
Ohio	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	33.3	3
Oklahoma	0.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	25.0	4
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
South Carolina	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
South Dakota	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	66.7	3
Tennessee	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Texas	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	5
Utah	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
Washington	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Wisconsin	20.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	60.0	5
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	14.3	71.4	0.0	14.3	7
All States	4.1	2.0	54.1	11.2	28.6	98