U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q64a. You have received an anonymous complaint that a USDA program participant has converted a wetland. On review, you find that the conversion is for nonagricultural use. How likely are you to carry out these options?: Do nothing, as NRCS does not have jurisdiction.

  Very likely (percent) Likely (percent) As likely as not (percent) Unlikely (percent) Very unlikely (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 19.0 16.7 9.5 16.7 38.1 42
Arkansas 5.4 13.5 10.8 43.2 27.0 37
California 7.7 26.9 11.5 23.1 30.8 26
Colorado 18.4 7.9 7.9 34.2 31.6 38
Florida 10.7 10.7 17.9 32.1 28.6 28
Georgia 8.0 18.0 14.0 22.0 38.0 50
Iowa 9.0 9.0 7.7 35.9 38.5 78
Idaho 12.5 0.0 8.3 33.3 45.8 24
Illinois 8.7 18.8 10.1 29.0 33.3 69
Indiana 22.0 8.5 6.8 32.2 30.5 59
Kansas 15.9 11.4 8.0 29.5 35.2 88
Kentucky 22.0 22.0 10.2 20.3 25.4 59
Louisiana 2.6 10.3 12.8 25.6 48.7 39
Maryland 0.0 14.3 14.3 42.9 28.6 14
Michigan 26.7 20.0 8.9 13.3 31.1 45
Minnesota 2.9 8.8 1.5 30.9 55.9 68
Missouri 21.2 16.7 12.1 27.3 22.7 66
Mississippi 17.5 20.6 9.5 25.4 27.0 63
Montana 15.4 25.6 7.7 23.1 28.2 39
North Carolina 15.5 13.8 10.3 22.4 37.9 58
North Dakota 2.1 10.4 10.4 33.3 43.8 48
Nebraska 9.2 12.3 7.7 18.5 52.3 65
New Mexico 23.5 23.5 5.9 35.3 11.8 17
New York 23.1 15.4 12.8 20.5 28.2 39
Ohio 11.9 20.3 15.3 23.7 28.8 59
Oklahoma 11.8 13.7 17.6 25.5 31.4 51
Oregon 21.1 26.3 0.0 26.3 26.3 19
Pennsylvania 20.0 22.9 8.6 20.0 28.6 35
South Carolina 0.0 7.1 21.4 35.7 35.7 28
South Dakota 16.0 6.0 2.0 34.0 42.0 50
Tennessee 12.0 16.0 10.0 16.0 46.0 50
Texas 22.3 14.6 8.7 23.3 31.1 103
Utah 7.1 14.3 21.4 35.7 21.4 14
Virginia 14.3 5.7 8.6 31.4 40.0 35
Washington 17.4 8.7 8.7 43.5 21.7 23
Wisconsin 8.0 6.0 0.0 46.0 40.0 50
West Virginia 16.7 22.2 16.7 27.8 16.7 18
States with fewer than 15 respondents 16.1 14.5 11.3 19.4 38.7 62
All States 14.0 14.2 9.6 27.3 34.9 1,756