U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)

Q75d. In your opinion, to what extent do the following areas of guidance in the current National Food Security Act Manual (NFSAM) need to be improved?: Wetland mitigation and minimal effects provisions

Needs very great improvement (percent) Needs great improvement (percent) Needs moderate improvement (percent) Needs some improvement (percent) Needs little or no improvement (percent) Number of respondents

Alabama 9.3 23.3 27.9 7.0 32.6 43

Arkansas 22.6 19.4 16.1 9.7 32.3 31

California 12.5 33.3 4.2 20.8 29.2 24

Colorado 3.0 9.1 27.3 12.1 48.5 33

Florida 7.1 28.6 10.7 14.3 39.3 28

Georgia 13.2 17.0 18.9 11.3 39.6 53

Iowa 10.1 24.1 32.9 15.2 17.7 79

Idaho 13.6 27.3 4.5 22.7 31.8 22

Illinois 4.1 24.7 16.4 20.5 34.2 73

Indiana 11.8 21.6 21.6 25.5 19.6 51

Kansas 15.7 20.5 16.9 13.3 33.7 83

Kentucky 5.9 15.7 21.6 9.8 47.1 51

Louisiana 2.7 13.5 10.8 18.9 54.1 37

Maryland 8.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 41.7 12

Michigan 7.9 13.2 18.4 23.7 36.8 38

Minnesota 17.6 26.5 27.9 14.7 13.2 68

Missouri 6.1 12.1 16.7 24.2 40.9 66

Mississippi 1.8 17.5 19.3 21.1 40.4 57

Montana 9.1 9.1 12.1 21.2 48.5 33

North Carolina 12.7 14.5 14.5 10.9 47.3 55

North Dakota 19.6 21.7 21.7 10.9 26.1 46

Nebraska 21.9 17.2 15.6 23.4 21.9 64

New Mexico 13.3 13.3 20.0 6.7 46.7 15

New York 12.1 21.2 15.2 18.2 33.3 33

Ohio 17.0 17.0 22.6 15.1 28.3 53

Oklahoma 4.0 14.0 16.0 22.0 44.0 50

Oregon 16.7 16.7 5.6 16.7 44.4 18

Pennsylvania 5.9 14.7 14.7 23.5 41.2 34

South Carolina 15.4 0.0 30.8 11.5 42.3 26

South Dakota 14.0 23.3 25.6 20.9 16.3 43

Tennessee 4.1 18.4 6.1 26.5 44.9 49

Texas 11.4 9.5 12.4 15.2 51.4 105

Utah 16.7 8.3 16.7 16.7 41.7 12

Virginia 12.1 12.1 18.2 21.2 36.4 33

Washington 10.0 30.0 15.0 10.0 35.0 20

Wisconsin 16.7 22.9 20.8 18.8 20.8 48

West Virginia 0.0 16.7 27.8 11.1 44.4 18

States with fewer than 15 respondents 8.9 7.1 25.0 19.6 39.3 56

All States 11.0 18.0 18.6 17.1 35.4 1,660

	Needs very great improvement (percent)	Needs great improvement (percent)	Needs moderate improvement (percent)	Needs some improvement (percent)	Needs little or no improvement (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	9.3	23.3	27.9	7.0	32.6	43
Arkansas	22.6	19.4	16.1	9.7	32.3	31
California	12.5	33.3	4.2	20.8	29.2	24
Colorado	3.0	9.1	27.3	12.1	48.5	33
Florida	7.1	28.6	10.7	14.3	39.3	28
Georgia	13.2	17.0	18.9	11.3	39.6	53
Iowa	10.1	24.1	32.9	15.2	17.7	79
Idaho	13.6	27.3	4.5	22.7	31.8	22
Illinois	4.1	24.7	16.4	20.5	34.2	73
Indiana	11.8	21.6	21.6	25.5	19.6	51
Kansas	15.7	20.5	16.9	13.3	33.7	83
Kentucky	5.9	15.7	21.6	9.8	47.1	51
Louisiana	2.7	13.5	10.8	18.9	54.1	37
Maryland	8.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	41.7	12
Michigan	7.9	13.2	18.4	23.7	36.8	38
Minnesota	17.6	26.5	27.9	14.7	13.2	68
Missouri	6.1	12.1	16.7	24.2	40.9	66
Mississippi	1.8	17.5	19.3	21.1	40.4	57
Montana	9.1	9.1	12.1	21.2	48.5	33
North Carolina	12.7	14.5	14.5	10.9	47.3	55
North Dakota	19.6	21.7	21.7	10.9	26.1	46
Nebraska	21.9	17.2	15.6	23.4	21.9	64
New Mexico	13.3	13.3	20.0	6.7	46.7	15
New York	12.1	21.2	15.2	18.2	33.3	33
Ohio	17.0	17.0	22.6	15.1	28.3	53
Oklahoma	4.0	14.0	16.0	22.0	44.0	50
Oregon	16.7	16.7	5.6	16.7	44.4	18
Pennsylvania	5.9	14.7	14.7	23.5	41.2	34
South Carolina	15.4	0.0	30.8	11.5	42.3	26
South Dakota	14.0	23.3	25.6	20.9	16.3	43
Tennessee	4.1	18.4	6.1	26.5	44.9	49
Texas	11.4	9.5	12.4	15.2	51.4	105
Utah	16.7	8.3	16.7	16.7	41.7	12
Virginia	12.1	12.1	18.2	21.2	36.4	33
Washington	10.0	30.0	15.0	10.0	35.0	20
Wisconsin	16.7	22.9	20.8	18.8	20.8	48
West Virginia	0.0	16.7	27.8	11.1	44.4	18
States with fewer than 15 respondents	8.9	7.1	25.0	19.6	39.3	56
All States	11.0	18.0	18.6	17.1	35.4	1,660