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