U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q40e. 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 new trigger mechanism for swampbuster violations.

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

Alabama 0.0 25.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 4

Arkansas 12.5 12.5 75.0 0.0 0.0 8

California 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 0.0 62.5 37.5 0.0 0.0 8

Georgia 0.0 16.7 83.3 0.0 0.0 6

Iowa 0.0 29.4 58.8 5.9 5.9 17

Idaho 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

Illinois 7.4 22.2 66.7 3.7 0.0 27

Indiana 6.7 46.7 46.7 0.0 0.0 15

Kansas 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 6

Kentucky 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Louisiana 0.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 10

Maryland 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

Michigan 0.0 16.7 83.3 0.0 0.0 12

Minnesota 9.3 46.5 34.9 4.7 4.7 43

Missouri 19.0 28.6 47.6 4.8 0.0 21

Mississippi 0.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 5

Montana 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2

North Carolina 0.0 28.6 71.4 0.0 0.0 7

North Dakota 0.0 41.2 52.9 0.0 5.9 17

Nebraska 7.7 26.9 42.3 15.4 7.7 26

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 6

Ohio 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 7

Oklahoma 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Oregon 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Pennsylvania 16.7 0.0 83.3 0.0 0.0 6

South Carolina 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

South Dakota 0.0 52.4 42.9 4.8 0.0 21

Tennessee 0.0 16.7 83.3 0.0 0.0 6

Texas 0.0 14.3 85.7 0.0 0.0 7

Utah 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Virginia 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 4

Washington 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 3

Wisconsin 13.6 18.2 68.2 0.0 0.0 22

West Virginia 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 37.5 50.0 12.5 0.0 8

All States 5.3 33.3 55.8 3.5 2.1 339

	Significantly strengthened (percent)	Strengthened (percent)	Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent)	Weakened (percent)	Significantly weakend (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	0.0	25.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	4
Arkansas	12.5	12.5	75.0	0.0	0.0	8
California	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	0.0	62.5	37.5	0.0	0.0	8
Georgia	0.0	16.7	83.3	0.0	0.0	6
Iowa	0.0	29.4	58.8	5.9	5.9	17
Idaho	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
Illinois	7.4	22.2	66.7	3.7	0.0	27
Indiana	6.7	46.7	46.7	0.0	0.0	15
Kansas	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	6
Kentucky	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Louisiana	0.0	40.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	10
Maryland	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
Michigan	0.0	16.7	83.3	0.0	0.0	12
Minnesota	9.3	46.5	34.9	4.7	4.7	43
Missouri	19.0	28.6	47.6	4.8	0.0	21
Mississippi	0.0	40.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	5
Montana	0.0	50.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	2
North Carolina	0.0	28.6	71.4	0.0	0.0	7
North Dakota	0.0	41.2	52.9	0.0	5.9	17
Nebraska	7.7	26.9	42.3	15.4	7.7	26
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	6
Ohio	0.0	42.9	57.1	0.0	0.0	7
Oklahoma	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Oregon	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Pennsylvania	16.7	0.0	83.3	0.0	0.0	6
South Carolina	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
South Dakota	0.0	52.4	42.9	4.8	0.0	21
Tennessee	0.0	16.7	83.3	0.0	0.0	6
Texas	0.0	14.3	85.7	0.0	0.0	7
Utah	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Virginia	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	4
Washington	0.0	33.3	33.3	0.0	33.3	3
Wisconsin	13.6	18.2	68.2	0.0	0.0	22
West Virginia	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	37.5	50.0	12.5	0.0	8
All States	5.3	33.3	55.8	3.5	2.1	339