U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q41e. 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?: Other (please specify).

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

Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0

California 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2

Georgia 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0

Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 0

Illinois 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 3

Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0

Louisiana 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Maryland 0 0 0 0 0 0

Michigan 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

Minnesota 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 2

Missouri 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1

Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0

Montana 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Carolina 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1

North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 0

New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pennsylvania 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Dakota 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1

Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0

Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0

Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0

Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wisconsin 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1

West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0 0 0 0 0 0

All States 13.3 0.0 60.0 0.0 26.7 15

	Significantly strengthened (percent)	Strengthened (percent)	Neither strengthened nor weakened (percent)	Weakened (percent)	Significantly weakend (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0	0
California	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	50.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	2
Georgia	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Idaho	0	0	0	0	0	0
Illinois	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	33.3	3
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louisiana	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
Minnesota	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	50.0	2
Missouri	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
Mississippi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montana	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1
North Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Dakota	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
Tennessee	0	0	0	0	0	0
Texas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Utah	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0	0	0	0	0	0
All States	13.3	0.0	60.0	0.0	26.7	15