Public work
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 219 U.S. 24 - Title Guaranty Trust Company v. Crane Company · 1910Most cited · 284 citing opinions
Of course, public works usually are of a permanent nature, and that fact leads to a certain degree of association between the notion of permanence and the phrase. But the association is only empirical, not one of logic. Whether a work is public or not does not depend upon its being attached to the soil; if it belongs to the representative of the public, it is public.
United States Code
41 U.S.C. § 10C — in this section (2 versions over time)
The terms “public use”, “public building”, and “public work” shall mean use by, public building of, and public work of, the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Canal Zone, and the Virgin Islands.
42 U.S.C. § 1651 — as used in this section
the term “public work” means any fixed improvement or any project, whether or not fixed, involving construction, alteration, removal or repair for the public use of the United States or its allies, including but not limited to projects or operations under service contracts and projects in connection with the national defense or with war activities, dredging, harbor improvements, dams, roadways, and housing, as well as preparatory and ancillary work in connection therewith at the site or on the project;