U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q40c. In your county, how did each of the following changes in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (farm bill) strengthen or weaken monitoring of wetland conservation compliance?: Instituted mitigation exemption for restoring a prior converted wetland.

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

Alabama 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 4

Arkansas 25.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 8

California 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 11.1 55.6 22.2 11.1 0.0 9

Georgia 0.0 28.6 57.1 14.3 0.0 7

Iowa 5.6 11.1 50.0 27.8 5.6 18

Idaho 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

Illinois 0.0 18.8 62.5 15.6 3.1 32

Indiana 11.8 23.5 41.2 23.5 0.0 17

Kansas 0.0 42.9 28.6 0.0 28.6 7

Kentucky 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Louisiana 7.1 50.0 42.9 0.0 0.0 14

Maryland 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 3

Michigan 6.7 20.0 66.7 0.0 6.7 15

Minnesota 2.2 13.3 66.7 8.9 8.9 45

Missouri 8.7 47.8 43.5 0.0 0.0 23

Mississippi 16.7 33.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 6

Montana 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3

North Carolina 0.0 14.3 85.7 0.0 0.0 7

North Dakota 0.0 52.6 31.6 10.5 5.3 19

Nebraska 9.4 40.6 40.6 9.4 0.0 32

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 0.0 50.0 33.3 0.0 16.7 6

Ohio 11.1 22.2 66.7 0.0 0.0 9

Oklahoma 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2

Oregon 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

Pennsylvania 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 8

South Carolina 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 3

South Dakota 0.0 18.2 63.6 18.2 0.0 22

Tennessee 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 7

Texas 0.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 5

Utah 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Virginia 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 5

Washington 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 3

Wisconsin 0.0 32.0 52.0 8.0 8.0 25

West Virginia 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 28.6 71.4 0.0 0.0 7

All States 5.0 31.7 51.3 8.6 3.4 382

	Significantly strengthened (percent)	Strengthened (percent)	Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent)	Weakened (percent)	Significantly weakend (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	0.0	25.0	50.0	25.0	0.0	4
Arkansas	25.0	25.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	8
California	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	11.1	55.6	22.2	11.1	0.0	9
Georgia	0.0	28.6	57.1	14.3	0.0	7
Iowa	5.6	11.1	50.0	27.8	5.6	18
Idaho	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
Illinois	0.0	18.8	62.5	15.6	3.1	32
Indiana	11.8	23.5	41.2	23.5	0.0	17
Kansas	0.0	42.9	28.6	0.0	28.6	7
Kentucky	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Louisiana	7.1	50.0	42.9	0.0	0.0	14
Maryland	66.7	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	3
Michigan	6.7	20.0	66.7	0.0	6.7	15
Minnesota	2.2	13.3	66.7	8.9	8.9	45
Missouri	8.7	47.8	43.5	0.0	0.0	23
Mississippi	16.7	33.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	6
Montana	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
North Carolina	0.0	14.3	85.7	0.0	0.0	7
North Dakota	0.0	52.6	31.6	10.5	5.3	19
Nebraska	9.4	40.6	40.6	9.4	0.0	32
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0.0	50.0	33.3	0.0	16.7	6
Ohio	11.1	22.2	66.7	0.0	0.0	9
Oklahoma	0.0	50.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	2
Oregon	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
Pennsylvania	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	8
South Carolina	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	3
South Dakota	0.0	18.2	63.6	18.2	0.0	22
Tennessee	0.0	42.9	57.1	0.0	0.0	7
Texas	0.0	20.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	5
Utah	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Virginia	0.0	60.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	5
Washington	33.3	0.0	66.7	0.0	0.0	3
Wisconsin	0.0	32.0	52.0	8.0	8.0	25
West Virginia	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	28.6	71.4	0.0	0.0	7
All States	5.0	31.7	51.3	8.6	3.4	382