Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program abbreviated as ELAPP is a taxpayer funded land acquisition and conservation strategy in Hillsborough County, Florida.
The program began in January 1987 when the Hillsborough County Commissioners approved ordinance with $21 million in acquisition funding over four years.
In 1990 voters approved a 20-year bond issuance for additional land purchases.
[1] In the 20 years up to 2008, more than 50 land purchases had been made including several in the Hillsborough River watershed.
Approximately $200 million had been spent with an estimated 38 percent coming from outside sources.