U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q35. How often are decisions to grant wetland good faith exemptions by the Farm Service Agency county committees in your county 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 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4
Arkansas 66.7 16.7 0.0 16.7 0.0 6
California 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 71.4 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7
Georgia 40.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 5
Iowa 0.0 40.0 0.0 26.7 33.3 15
Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illinois 28.0 24.0 16.0 20.0 12.0 25
Indiana 38.5 23.1 15.4 7.7 15.4 13
Kansas 40.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 5
Kentucky 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
Louisiana 33.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 6
Maryland 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
Michigan 54.5 18.2 0.0 18.2 9.1 11
Minnesota 31.1 44.4 8.9 8.9 6.7 45
Missouri 50.0 27.8 11.1 5.6 5.6 18
Mississippi 66.7 16.7 0.0 16.7 0.0 6
Montana 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
North Carolina 66.7 16.7 0.0 16.7 0.0 6
North Dakota 45.0 30.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 20
Nebraska 36.0 32.0 16.0 8.0 8.0 25
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 33.3 0.0 0.0 50.0 16.7 6
Ohio 75.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4
Oklahoma 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2
Oregon 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
Pennsylvania 0.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 4
South Carolina 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
South Dakota 25.0 25.0 12.5 12.5 25.0 24
Tennessee 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 6
Texas 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 4
Utah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
Virginia 50.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 4
Washington 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 3
Wisconsin 50.0 19.2 3.8 19.2 7.7 26
West Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
States with fewer than 15 respondents 33.3 50.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 6
All States 37.7 30.2 7.5 14.2 10.4 318