U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q40f. 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?: Required additional farm program benefits be subject to denial for violations of wetland conservation.

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 0.0 62.5 37.5 0.0 0.0 8

California 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 3

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 10.0 80.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 10

Georgia 12.5 37.5 50.0 0.0 0.0 8

Iowa 4.8 52.4 38.1 0.0 4.8 21

Idaho 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

Illinois 0.0 46.9 53.1 0.0 0.0 32

Indiana 5.9 70.6 23.5 0.0 0.0 17

Kansas 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 6

Kentucky 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Louisiana 7.1 64.3 28.6 0.0 0.0 14

Maryland 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

Michigan 5.9 47.1 47.1 0.0 0.0 17

Minnesota 6.1 63.3 26.5 2.0 2.0 49

Missouri 19.0 47.6 33.3 0.0 0.0 21

Mississippi 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 6

Montana 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

North Carolina 0.0 57.1 42.9 0.0 0.0 7

North Dakota 0.0 70.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 20

Nebraska 2.9 52.9 35.3 5.9 2.9 34

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 14.3 42.9 42.9 0.0 0.0 7

Ohio 0.0 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 10

Oklahoma 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

Oregon 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

Pennsylvania 28.6 42.9 28.6 0.0 0.0 7

South Carolina 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 3

South Dakota 4.2 62.5 33.3 0.0 0.0 24

Tennessee 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 7

Texas 14.3 42.9 42.9 0.0 0.0 7

Utah 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Virginia 0.0 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 5

Washington 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 3

Wisconsin 3.6 75.0 21.4 0.0 0.0 28

West Virginia 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

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

All States 5.5 58.5 34.5 0.8 0.8 400

	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	0.0	62.5	37.5	0.0	0.0	8
California	0.0	66.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	3
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	10.0	80.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	10
Georgia	12.5	37.5	50.0	0.0	0.0	8
Iowa	4.8	52.4	38.1	0.0	4.8	21
Idaho	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
Illinois	0.0	46.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	32
Indiana	5.9	70.6	23.5	0.0	0.0	17
Kansas	0.0	66.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	6
Kentucky	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Louisiana	7.1	64.3	28.6	0.0	0.0	14
Maryland	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
Michigan	5.9	47.1	47.1	0.0	0.0	17
Minnesota	6.1	63.3	26.5	2.0	2.0	49
Missouri	19.0	47.6	33.3	0.0	0.0	21
Mississippi	0.0	66.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	6
Montana	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
North Carolina	0.0	57.1	42.9	0.0	0.0	7
North Dakota	0.0	70.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	20
Nebraska	2.9	52.9	35.3	5.9	2.9	34
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	14.3	42.9	42.9	0.0	0.0	7
Ohio	0.0	80.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	10
Oklahoma	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
Oregon	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
Pennsylvania	28.6	42.9	28.6	0.0	0.0	7
South Carolina	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	3
South Dakota	4.2	62.5	33.3	0.0	0.0	24
Tennessee	0.0	42.9	57.1	0.0	0.0	7
Texas	14.3	42.9	42.9	0.0	0.0	7
Utah	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Virginia	0.0	80.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	5
Washington	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	3
Wisconsin	3.6	75.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	28
West Virginia	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
States with fewer than 15 respondents	12.5	50.0	37.5	0.0	0.0	8
All States	5.5	58.5	34.5	0.8	0.8	400