U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q41c. 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 the requirement for agreement between NRCS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on mitigation plans and technical determinations.

  Significantly strengthened (percent) Strengthened (percent) Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent) Weakened (percent) Significantly weakend (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 3
Arkansas 28.6 28.6 14.3 28.6 0.0 7
California 66.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 3
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 0.0 50.0 40.0 10.0 0.0 10
Georgia 0.0 14.3 71.4 14.3 0.0 7
Iowa 0.0 38.1 47.6 9.5 4.8 21
Idaho 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
Illinois 0.0 6.7 66.7 20.0 6.7 30
Indiana 0.0 22.2 55.6 22.2 0.0 18
Kansas 0.0 0.0 42.9 28.6 28.6 7
Kentucky 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 2
Louisiana 7.1 21.4 50.0 21.4 0.0 14
Maryland 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3
Michigan 6.7 20.0 66.7 6.7 0.0 15
Minnesota 10.4 20.8 52.1 14.6 2.1 48
Missouri 14.3 19.0 61.9 4.8 0.0 21
Mississippi 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 5
Montana 0.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 4
North Carolina 0.0 14.3 85.7 0.0 0.0 7
North Dakota 0.0 36.8 52.6 5.3 5.3 19
Nebraska 5.7 40.0 42.9 11.4 0.0 35
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 28.6 0.0 42.9 0.0 28.6 7
Ohio 0.0 25.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 8
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 0.0 12.5 62.5 25.0 0.0 8
South Carolina 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 3
South Dakota 0.0 19.2 61.5 19.2 0.0 26
Tennessee 0.0 14.3 71.4 14.3 0.0 7
Texas 0.0 0.0 71.4 14.3 14.3 7
Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 0.0 20.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 5
Washington 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 3
Wisconsin 0.0 26.7 63.3 6.7 3.3 30
West Virginia 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1
States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 44.4 22.2 22.2 11.1 9
All States 5.3 23.6 54.5 13.3 3.3 398