U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q39c. If you find a converted wetland on lands owned or operated by a USDA program participant, how often do you do the following?: Work with the person to restore or obtain a mitigation exemption for the wetland in order to maintain benefits.

  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 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4
Arkansas 87.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8
California 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 3
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 63.6 9.1 0.0 18.2 9.1 11
Georgia 25.0 62.5 0.0 12.5 0.0 8
Iowa 55.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 20.0 20
Idaho 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
Illinois 52.9 20.6 8.8 8.8 8.8 34
Indiana 50.0 33.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 18
Kansas 71.4 0.0 0.0 14.3 14.3 7
Kentucky 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
Louisiana 92.9 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 14
Maryland 75.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4
Michigan 56.3 18.8 6.3 6.3 12.5 16
Minnesota 63.3 26.5 2.0 4.1 4.1 49
Missouri 86.4 9.1 0.0 0.0 4.5 22
Mississippi 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6
Montana 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3
North Carolina 57.1 28.6 0.0 14.3 0.0 7
North Dakota 66.7 14.3 4.8 9.5 4.8 21
Nebraska 60.6 24.2 3.0 12.1 0.0 33
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 66.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 6
Ohio 36.4 36.4 18.2 9.1 0.0 11
Oklahoma 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
Oregon 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 3
Pennsylvania 33.3 22.2 11.1 22.2 11.1 9
South Carolina 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3
South Dakota 63.0 18.5 3.7 11.1 3.7 27
Tennessee 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6
Texas 66.7 16.7 0.0 0.0 16.7 6
Utah 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
Virginia 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5
Washington 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 3
Wisconsin 53.3 20.0 13.3 10.0 3.3 30
West Virginia 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
States with fewer than 15 respondents 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10
All States 62.2 19.8 4.3 8.0 5.8 415