The Florida Forever land-buying program is the largest in the nation. But the state has delayed borrowing money -- despite Legislative approval to do so -- because of the weak bond market, according to Deborah Poppell, director of DEP's Division of State Lands.

So the Florida Forever Trust Fund, which had $87 million remaining recently, could run out of money by Oct. 1, Poppell told the state Acquisition and Restoration Council last week.

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