U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q40g. 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?: Revised definition of a wetland to include three conditions that must be present.

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 22.2 55.6 22.2 0.0 0.0 9

California 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 3

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 0.0 72.7 27.3 0.0 0.0 11

Georgia 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 7

Iowa 0.0 50.0 36.4 9.1 4.5 22

Idaho 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

Illinois 9.4 46.9 34.4 3.1 6.3 32

Indiana 11.1 50.0 33.3 5.6 0.0 18

Kansas 0.0 37.5 37.5 12.5 12.5 8

Kentucky 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Louisiana 21.4 42.9 35.7 0.0 0.0 14

Maryland 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 3

Michigan 17.6 29.4 47.1 5.9 0.0 17

Minnesota 4.0 40.0 46.0 8.0 2.0 50

Missouri 13.6 45.5 36.4 4.5 0.0 22

Mississippi 16.7 50.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 6

Montana 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3

North Carolina 0.0 28.6 71.4 0.0 0.0 7

North Dakota 13.6 54.5 22.7 4.5 4.5 22

Nebraska 2.9 40.0 45.7 5.7 5.7 35

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 42.9 14.3 28.6 0.0 14.3 7

Ohio 0.0 44.4 55.6 0.0 0.0 9

Oklahoma 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

Oregon 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

Pennsylvania 28.6 14.3 42.9 14.3 0.0 7

South Carolina 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 3

South Dakota 3.8 42.3 42.3 11.5 0.0 26

Tennessee 0.0 28.6 57.1 14.3 0.0 7

Texas 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 7

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 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 3

Wisconsin 3.6 60.7 35.7 0.0 0.0 28

West Virginia 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 22.2 77.8 0.0 0.0 9

All States 8.0 44.1 40.9 4.8 2.2 413

	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	22.2	55.6	22.2	0.0	0.0	9
California	33.3	33.3	0.0	33.3	0.0	3
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	0.0	72.7	27.3	0.0	0.0	11
Georgia	0.0	42.9	57.1	0.0	0.0	7
Iowa	0.0	50.0	36.4	9.1	4.5	22
Idaho	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
Illinois	9.4	46.9	34.4	3.1	6.3	32
Indiana	11.1	50.0	33.3	5.6	0.0	18
Kansas	0.0	37.5	37.5	12.5	12.5	8
Kentucky	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Louisiana	21.4	42.9	35.7	0.0	0.0	14
Maryland	33.3	0.0	66.7	0.0	0.0	3
Michigan	17.6	29.4	47.1	5.9	0.0	17
Minnesota	4.0	40.0	46.0	8.0	2.0	50
Missouri	13.6	45.5	36.4	4.5	0.0	22
Mississippi	16.7	50.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	6
Montana	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
North Carolina	0.0	28.6	71.4	0.0	0.0	7
North Dakota	13.6	54.5	22.7	4.5	4.5	22
Nebraska	2.9	40.0	45.7	5.7	5.7	35
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	42.9	14.3	28.6	0.0	14.3	7
Ohio	0.0	44.4	55.6	0.0	0.0	9
Oklahoma	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
Oregon	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
Pennsylvania	28.6	14.3	42.9	14.3	0.0	7
South Carolina	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	0.0	3
South Dakota	3.8	42.3	42.3	11.5	0.0	26
Tennessee	0.0	28.6	57.1	14.3	0.0	7
Texas	0.0	42.9	57.1	0.0	0.0	7
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	0.0	66.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	3
Wisconsin	3.6	60.7	35.7	0.0	0.0	28
West Virginia	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	22.2	77.8	0.0	0.0	9
All States	8.0	44.1	40.9	4.8	2.2	413