U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q61c. If a farmer has a farmed wetland (FW) with an existing hydrologic manipulation, would the farmer be able to do the following?: Convert the area without penalty to the farmer's USDA benefits.

  Yes (percent) No (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 10.0 90.0 40
Arkansas 2.9 97.1 34
California 0.0 100.0 22
Colorado 3.3 96.7 30
Florida 0.0 100.0 27
Georgia 5.8 94.2 52
Iowa 2.5 97.5 79
Idaho 0.0 100.0 24
Illinois 1.4 98.6 71
Indiana 5.7 94.3 53
Kansas 2.6 97.4 78
Kentucky 0.0 100.0 47
Louisiana 5.1 94.9 39
Maryland 0.0 100.0 13
Michigan 4.3 95.7 46
Minnesota 1.5 98.5 67
Missouri 1.6 98.4 64
Mississippi 1.7 98.3 59
Montana 2.6 97.4 39
North Carolina 0.0 100.0 42
North Dakota 6.7 93.3 45
Nebraska 3.0 97.0 66
New Mexico 12.5 87.5 16
New York 0.0 100.0 37
Ohio 0.0 100.0 54
Oklahoma 0.0 100.0 51
Oregon 0.0 100.0 19
Pennsylvania 0.0 100.0 31
South Carolina 3.8 96.2 26
South Dakota 0.0 100.0 51
Tennessee 6.3 93.8 48
Texas 3.1 96.9 97
Utah 14.3 85.7 14
Virginia 8.8 91.2 34
Washington 4.3 95.7 23
Wisconsin 0.0 100.0 51
West Virginia 0.0 100.0 18
States with fewer than 15 respondents 3.3 96.7 60
All States 2.8 97.2 1,667