U.S. General Accounting Office |
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
Q41d. 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?: Revised good faith exemption by removing the 1-in-10 year rule and allowed for compliance grace period. |
Significantly strengthened (percent) | Strengthened (percent) | Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent) | Weakened (percent) | Significantly weakend (percent) | Number of respondents | |
Alabama | 0.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Arkansas | 0.0 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 8 |
California | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3 |
Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida | 14.3 | 42.9 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 7 |
Georgia | 0.0 | 14.3 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 7 |
Iowa | 0.0 | 6.3 | 56.3 | 31.3 | 6.3 | 16 |
Idaho | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Illinois | 0.0 | 6.5 | 61.3 | 25.8 | 6.5 | 31 |
Indiana | 0.0 | 5.6 | 38.9 | 44.4 | 11.1 | 18 |
Kansas | 0.0 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 7 |
Kentucky | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Louisiana | 7.1 | 21.4 | 64.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 14 |
Maryland | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3 |
Michigan | 0.0 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 12 |
Minnesota | 0.0 | 11.1 | 66.7 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 45 |
Missouri | 0.0 | 17.4 | 52.2 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 23 |
Mississippi | 16.7 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Montana | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
North Carolina | 0.0 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 7 |
North Dakota | 0.0 | 10.5 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 15.8 | 19 |
Nebraska | 0.0 | 6.7 | 63.3 | 23.3 | 6.7 | 30 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 6 |
Ohio | 0.0 | 28.6 | 42.9 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 7 |
Oklahoma | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Oregon | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Pennsylvania | 0.0 | 14.3 | 71.4 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 7 |
South Carolina | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
South Dakota | 4.0 | 12.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 25 |
Tennessee | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 7 |
Texas | 0.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 6 |
Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Washington | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3 |
Wisconsin | 0.0 | 8.3 | 54.2 | 29.2 | 8.3 | 24 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
States with fewer than 15 respondents | 0.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
All States | 1.1 | 15.1 | 53.7 | 23.6 | 6.6 | 365 |