public land
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 145 U.S. 535 - Bardon v. Northern Pac R Co · 1892Most cited · 204 citing opinions
such land as is open to sale or other disposition under general laws.
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 460S — in this section
The term “public land” means the approximately .32 acres of United States Coast Guard land and improvements to the land, including the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Operations Station and the front and rear range lights, as depicted on the map.
16 U.S.C. § 670K — as used in this subchapter
The term “public land” means all lands, under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman, and the Administrator, except land which is, or hereafter may be, within or designated as—
(A) a military reservation;
(B) a unit of the National Park System;
(C) an area within the national wildlife refuge system;
(D) an Indian reservation; or
(E) an area within an Indian reservation or land held in trust by the United States for an Indian or Indian tribe.
43 U.S.C. § 2302 — in this chapter (6 versions over time)
The term “public land” means public lands (as defined in section 1702 of this title).