public land
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
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.
Source
- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 670KConservation · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term “public land” means public lands (as defined in section 1702 of this title).
Source
- 2000–present43 U.S.C. § 2302Public Lands · Definitions · in this chapter
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.
Source
- 2002–present16 U.S.C. § 460SConservation · Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boundary revision · in this section