U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q64c. 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?: Request an FSA-569 from FSA.

  Very likely (percent) Likely (percent) As likely as not (percent) Unlikely (percent) Very unlikely (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 26.8 17.1 12.2 19.5 24.4 41
Arkansas 24.3 21.6 10.8 21.6 21.6 37
California 36.0 12.0 8.0 24.0 20.0 25
Colorado 14.7 20.6 11.8 17.6 35.3 34
Florida 21.4 25.0 10.7 14.3 28.6 28
Georgia 14.9 14.9 10.6 19.1 40.4 47
Iowa 14.7 13.3 5.3 25.3 41.3 75
Idaho 20.0 12.0 8.0 24.0 36.0 25
Illinois 20.9 11.9 11.9 20.9 34.3 67
Indiana 18.6 18.6 10.2 22.0 30.5 59
Kansas 12.2 22.0 3.7 26.8 35.4 82
Kentucky 18.2 10.9 5.5 27.3 38.2 55
Louisiana 31.4 20.0 11.4 20.0 17.1 35
Maryland 0.0 7.1 7.1 35.7 50.0 14
Michigan 19.5 9.8 7.3 22.0 41.5 41
Minnesota 53.1 18.8 4.7 15.6 7.8 64
Missouri 15.9 9.5 9.5 28.6 36.5 63
Mississippi 8.8 15.8 8.8 24.6 42.1 57
Montana 10.0 22.5 2.5 30.0 35.0 40
North Carolina 30.4 14.3 7.1 26.8 21.4 56
North Dakota 25.5 27.7 12.8 19.1 14.9 47
Nebraska 36.9 9.2 10.8 13.8 29.2 65
New Mexico 15.8 15.8 5.3 36.8 26.3 19
New York 7.7 28.2 7.7 23.1 33.3 39
Ohio 12.7 16.4 7.3 23.6 40.0 55
Oklahoma 18.4 20.4 12.2 20.4 28.6 49
Oregon 21.1 31.6 10.5 10.5 26.3 19
Pennsylvania 10.0 6.7 6.7 33.3 43.3 30
South Carolina 13.0 30.4 4.3 21.7 30.4 23
South Dakota 25.5 17.0 6.4 10.6 40.4 47
Tennessee 18.0 16.0 2.0 24.0 40.0 50
Texas 17.1 21.9 7.6 19.0 34.3 105
Utah 23.1 15.4 23.1 23.1 15.4 13
Virginia 28.6 20.0 2.9 14.3 34.3 35
Washington 8.7 26.1 17.4 4.3 43.5 23
Wisconsin 26.5 20.4 12.2 24.5 16.3 49
West Virginia 12.5 25.0 6.3 37.5 18.8 16
States with fewer than 15 respondents 22.0 12.0 10.0 14.0 42.0 50
All States 20.5 17.4 8.3 21.7 32.0 1,679