U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q41b. In your county, how did each of the following changes in the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (farm bill) strengthen or weaken monitoring of wetland conservation compliance?: Eliminated graduated reductions in program benefits for compliance violations.

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

Alabama 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3

Arkansas 0.0 12.5 75.0 12.5 0.0 8

California 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 3

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 0.0 33.3 44.4 22.2 0.0 9

Georgia 0.0 0.0 80.0 20.0 0.0 5

Iowa 5.0 15.0 50.0 25.0 5.0 20

Idaho 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

Illinois 0.0 18.8 68.8 9.4 3.1 32

Indiana 0.0 38.9 33.3 27.8 0.0 18

Kansas 0.0 50.0 33.3 0.0 16.7 6

Kentucky 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 2

Louisiana 7.1 21.4 71.4 0.0 0.0 14

Maryland 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 3

Michigan 0.0 7.7 92.3 0.0 0.0 13

Minnesota 0.0 20.8 56.3 14.6 8.3 48

Missouri 4.5 31.8 54.5 9.1 0.0 22

Mississippi 0.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 5

Montana 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 3

North Carolina 0.0 14.3 85.7 0.0 0.0 7

North Dakota 0.0 36.8 42.1 15.8 5.3 19

Nebraska 0.0 35.3 44.1 20.6 0.0 34

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 0.0 14.3 28.6 28.6 28.6 7

Ohio 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 8

Oklahoma 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Oregon 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2

Pennsylvania 0.0 14.3 57.1 28.6 0.0 7

South Carolina 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3

South Dakota 0.0 25.0 29.2 33.3 12.5 24

Tennessee 0.0 28.6 71.4 0.0 0.0 7

Texas 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 6

Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0

Virginia 0.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 5

Washington 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 3

Wisconsin 0.0 37.9 51.7 6.9 3.4 29

West Virginia 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 28.6 57.1 14.3 0.0 7

All States 0.8 25.6 54.8 15.0 3.9 387

	Significantly strengthened (percent)	Strengthened (percent)	Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent)	Weakened (percent)	Significantly weakend (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	3
Arkansas	0.0	12.5	75.0	12.5	0.0	8
California	0.0	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	3
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	0.0	33.3	44.4	22.2	0.0	9
Georgia	0.0	0.0	80.0	20.0	0.0	5
Iowa	5.0	15.0	50.0	25.0	5.0	20
Idaho	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
Illinois	0.0	18.8	68.8	9.4	3.1	32
Indiana	0.0	38.9	33.3	27.8	0.0	18
Kansas	0.0	50.0	33.3	0.0	16.7	6
Kentucky	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	2
Louisiana	7.1	21.4	71.4	0.0	0.0	14
Maryland	0.0	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	3
Michigan	0.0	7.7	92.3	0.0	0.0	13
Minnesota	0.0	20.8	56.3	14.6	8.3	48
Missouri	4.5	31.8	54.5	9.1	0.0	22
Mississippi	0.0	20.0	80.0	0.0	0.0	5
Montana	0.0	0.0	66.7	33.3	0.0	3
North Carolina	0.0	14.3	85.7	0.0	0.0	7
North Dakota	0.0	36.8	42.1	15.8	5.3	19
Nebraska	0.0	35.3	44.1	20.6	0.0	34
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0.0	14.3	28.6	28.6	28.6	7
Ohio	0.0	25.0	50.0	25.0	0.0	8
Oklahoma	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Oregon	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
Pennsylvania	0.0	14.3	57.1	28.6	0.0	7
South Carolina	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	3
South Dakota	0.0	25.0	29.2	33.3	12.5	24
Tennessee	0.0	28.6	71.4	0.0	0.0	7
Texas	0.0	33.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	6
Utah	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0.0	40.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	5
Washington	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	33.3	3
Wisconsin	0.0	37.9	51.7	6.9	3.4	29
West Virginia	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	28.6	57.1	14.3	0.0	7
All States	0.8	25.6	54.8	15.0	3.9	387