U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

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

Q91a. Since 1996, how often has your office used contractors or third-party vendors regarding the implementation of conservation compliance provisions in each of the following areas?: Making determinations of highly erodible land or wetlands

Always or almost always (percent) Most of the time (percent) About half of the time (percent) Some of the time (percent) Never or almost never (percent) Number of respondents

Alabama 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 98.0 50

Arkansas 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 45

California 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 93.5 31

Colorado 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 97.7 44

Florida 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 96.7 30

Georgia 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 98.3 58

Iowa 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 98.8 81

Idaho 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 96.4 28

Illinois 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 76

Indiana 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 62

Kansas 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 96.8 93

Kentucky 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 98.6 73

Louisiana 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 97.6 42

Maryland 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 93.3 15

Michigan 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 46

Minnesota 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 95.7 69

Missouri 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 98.7 78

Mississippi 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 65

Montana 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 44

North Carolina 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 70

North Dakota 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 98.0 49

Nebraska 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 73

New Mexico 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 23

New York 0.0 0.0 2.6 5.1 92.3 39

Ohio 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 98.3 60

Oklahoma 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 61

Oregon 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 95.2 21

Pennsylvania 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 97.5 40

South Carolina 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 28

South Dakota 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 54

Tennessee 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 96.2 53

Texas 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 154

Utah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 15

Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 41

Washington 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 25

Wisconsin 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 94.2 52

West Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 22

States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 98.6 72

All States 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.4 98.4 1,982

	Always or almost always (percent)	Most of the time (percent)	About half of the time (percent)	Some of the time (percent)	Never or almost never (percent)	Number of respondents
Alabama	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	98.0	50
Arkansas	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	45
California	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	93.5	31
Colorado	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	97.7	44
Florida	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	96.7	30
Georgia	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	98.3	58
Iowa	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	98.8	81
Idaho	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	96.4	28
Illinois	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	76
Indiana	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	62
Kansas	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	96.8	93
Kentucky	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	98.6	73
Louisiana	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	97.6	42
Maryland	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	93.3	15
Michigan	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	46
Minnesota	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	95.7	69
Missouri	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	98.7	78
Mississippi	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	65
Montana	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	44
North Carolina	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	70
North Dakota	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	98.0	49
Nebraska	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	73
New Mexico	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	23
New York	0.0	0.0	2.6	5.1	92.3	39
Ohio	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	98.3	60
Oklahoma	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	61
Oregon	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	95.2	21
Pennsylvania	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	97.5	40
South Carolina	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	28
South Dakota	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	54
Tennessee	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	96.2	53
Texas	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	154
Utah	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	15
Virginia	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	41
Washington	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	25
Wisconsin	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	94.2	52
West Virginia	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	22
States with fewer than 15 respondents	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	98.6	72
All States	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.4	98.4	1,982