| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q67b. In your experience, what is the primary hindrance you have in carrying out HELC and WC provisions?: Do not want to assume enforcement role. |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 21.4 | 78.6 | 28 |
| Arkansas | 25.0 | 75.0 | 24 |
| California | 30.0 | 70.0 | 20 |
| Colorado | 15.4 | 84.6 | 26 |
| Florida | 29.4 | 70.6 | 17 |
| Georgia | 15.6 | 84.4 | 32 |
| Iowa | 17.9 | 82.1 | 67 |
| Idaho | 19.0 | 81.0 | 21 |
| Illinois | 15.8 | 84.2 | 57 |
| Indiana | 6.3 | 93.8 | 48 |
| Kansas | 8.8 | 91.2 | 68 |
| Kentucky | 24.4 | 75.6 | 45 |
| Louisiana | 28.6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| Maryland | 23.1 | 76.9 | 13 |
| Michigan | 19.4 | 80.6 | 31 |
| Minnesota | 21.1 | 78.9 | 57 |
| Missouri | 17.5 | 82.5 | 40 |
| Mississippi | 23.3 | 76.7 | 30 |
| Montana | 30.0 | 70.0 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 22.5 | 77.5 | 40 |
| North Dakota | 34.3 | 65.7 | 35 |
| Nebraska | 11.3 | 88.7 | 62 |
| New Mexico | 18.2 | 81.8 | 11 |
| New York | 21.2 | 78.8 | 33 |
| Ohio | 15.8 | 84.2 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 31.7 | 68.3 | 41 |
| Oregon | 33.3 | 66.7 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | 33.3 | 66.7 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 20.0 | 80.0 | 15 |
| South Dakota | 13.5 | 86.5 | 37 |
| Tennessee | 20.5 | 79.5 | 39 |
| Texas | 8.9 | 91.1 | 79 |
| Utah | 28.6 | 71.4 | 7 |
| Virginia | 10.0 | 90.0 | 20 |
| Washington | 6.7 | 93.3 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 6.3 | 93.8 | 48 |
| West Virginia | 28.6 | 71.4 | 7 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 9.1 | 90.9 | 33 |
| All States | 18.3 | 81.7 | 1,283 |