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Hutchinson News local news Page 2 of 2 <br />The money might not be available if the state pays more than the land's appraised value, <br />Stover said. <br />"It is possible that if there is a good explanation as to why the purchase price is over the <br />appraisal, they might still pay it," she said. "But there still is the possibility they won't, or they <br />Might pay only 75 percent�f th�a praised value." <br />Funding also still needs to be secured in the state water plan, Stover said. The Upper and <br />Lower Arkansas Basin Advisory Committees will meet in July and August - making a final <br />recommendation to the Kansas Water Authority on the purchase. <br />The water authority will decide if funding should be allocated in the water plan, Stover said. <br />Falk said her board was unanimous in its decision to look for a way to acquire the ranch and <br />would continue to pursue the purchase even if the state backs out of it. <br />"Whether the state gets it or not, we are interested in partnering, and we are looking to <br />purchase as well," she said. <br />Less than 2 percent of Kansas is made up of state -owned lands, making the possible state <br />purchase one of the biggest land deals since Cheyenne Bottoms nearly 50 years ago. <br />Upcoming meetings <br />* The Lower Arkansas Basin Advisory Committee will meet at 9 a.m. at the Santa Fe Depot <br />in Kingman. <br />* The Upper Arkansas Basin Advisory Committee Meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 2 <br />at the King Center in Jetmore. <br />* The Kansas Water Authority will meet on Aug. 25 -26 at Newton. <br />Copyright 2004 The Hutchinson News <br />http: / /www.hutchnews.com /past /07 -09- 2004 /region/region2.html 8/23/2004 <br />