U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q39d. If you find a converted wetland on lands owned or operated by a USDA program participant, how often do you do the following?: Decide if any other exemption applies to this wetland conversion.

  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 75.0 12.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 8
California 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 3
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 80.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 10
Georgia 50.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 6
Iowa 42.1 26.3 10.5 10.5 10.5 19
Idaho 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
Illinois 51.5 18.2 9.1 9.1 12.1 33
Indiana 29.4 23.5 5.9 17.6 23.5 17
Kansas 57.1 14.3 14.3 0.0 14.3 7
Kentucky 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
Louisiana 86.7 6.7 0.0 6.7 0.0 15
Maryland 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 4
Michigan 46.2 15.4 0.0 7.7 30.8 13
Minnesota 46.8 17.0 6.4 12.8 17.0 47
Missouri 78.9 10.5 5.3 5.3 0.0 19
Mississippi 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6
Montana 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 3
North Carolina 66.7 16.7 0.0 16.7 0.0 6
North Dakota 55.0 20.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 20
Nebraska 62.5 31.3 0.0 3.1 3.1 32
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 14.3 28.6 0.0 14.3 42.9 7
Ohio 27.3 54.5 0.0 9.1 9.1 11
Oklahoma 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
Oregon 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 3
Pennsylvania 44.4 22.2 0.0 22.2 11.1 9
South Carolina 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3
South Dakota 37.0 22.2 7.4 14.8 18.5 27
Tennessee 85.7 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7
Texas 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 6
Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 5
Washington 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 3
Wisconsin 50.0 6.7 10.0 13.3 20.0 30
West Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
States with fewer than 15 respondents 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 10
All States 52.6 19.3 4.8 10.0 13.3 399