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public land wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 commonwealth realms 2 france 3 portugal 4 west bank 5 united states toggle united states subsection 5 1 history 5 2 recreation on u s public lands 5 3 grazing on u s public lands 5 4 oil and gas drilling and mining on u s public lands 6 see also 7 footnotes 8 further reading 9 external links toggle the table of contents public land 4 languages العربية español עברית italiano edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia land owned by a national subnational or local government in all modern states a portion of land is held by central or local governments this is called public land state land or crown land commonwealth realms the system of tenure of public land and the terminology used varies between countries the following examples illustrate some of the range commonwealth realms edit in several commonwealth realms such as australia new zealand and canada public lands are referred to as crown lands recent proposals to sell crown lands have been highly controversial france edit in france french domaine public may be held by communes départements or the central state portugal edit in portugal the land owned by the state by the two autonomous regions azores and madeira and by the local governments municipalities portuguese municípios and freguesias can be of two types public domain portuguese domínio público and private domain portuguese domínio privado the latter is owned like any private entity and may be sold while public domain land cannot be sold and it is expected to be used by the public although it can be leased to private entities for up to 75 years in certain cases examples of public domain land are the margins of the sea and of the rivers roads streets railways ports military areas monuments the state s private domain is managed by direção geral do tesouro e finanças and the state s public domain is managed by various entities state companies and state institutes such as the portuguese environment agency infraestruturas de portugal administração do porto de lisboa s a etc west bank edit main articles land expropriation in the west bank declarations of state land in the west bank halamish and elon moreh public lands on the west bank of palestine are in part based on the ottoman empire law specifying that land not worked for over ten years becomes state lands 1 united states edit main article public lands in the united states see also federal lands map of all federally owned land in the united states most of the public land managed by the us forest service and bureau of land management is in the western states public lands account for 25 to 75 percent of the total land area in these states 2 the us forest service alone manages 193 million acres 780 000 km² nationwide or roughly 8 of the total land area in the united states 3 in the united states governmental entities at all levels including townships cities counties states and the federal government all manage land which are referred to as either public lands or the public domain the majority of public lands in the united states are held in trust for the american people by the federal government and managed by the bureau of land management blm the united states national park service the bureau of reclamation or the fish and wildlife service under the department of the interior or by the united states forest service under the department of agriculture other federal agencies that manage public lands include the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the united states department of defense which includes the u s army corps of engineers 4 in general congress must legislate the creation or acquisition of new public lands such as national parks however under the 1906 antiquities act also known as the national monuments act the president may designate new national monuments without congressional authorization if the monument is on federally owned land each western state also received federal public land as trust lands designated for specific beneficiaries which the states are to manage as a condition to acceptance into the union those trust lands cannot any longer be considered public lands as allowing any benefits to the public would be in breach of loyalty to the specific beneficiaries the trust lands two sections or about 1 280 acres 5 2 km 2 per township are usually managed extractively grazing or mining to provide revenue for public schools all states have some lands under state management such as state parks state wildlife management areas and state forests wilderness is a special designation for public lands which have been completely undeveloped the concept of wilderness areas was legislatively defined by the 1964 wilderness act wilderness areas can be managed by any of the above federal agencies and some parks and refuges are almost entirely designated wilderness a wilderness study area is a tract of land that has wilderness characteristics and is managed as wilderness but has not received a wilderness designation from congress typically each parcel is governed by its own set of laws and rules that explain the purpose for which the land was acquired and how the land may be used history edit the concept of a formal designation and conservation of public lands dates back to the first national parks while designating the parks as public the conservation was another matter theodore roosevelt and his conservation group boone and crockett club created laws and regulations that protected public land roosevelt and the boone and crockett club continued on influencing the creation of large amounts of public lands including the national refuge system usfs and the united states national forest system citation needed recreation on u s public lands edit most state and federally managed public lands are open for recreational use recreation opportunities depend on the managing agency and run the gamut from the less restrictive undeveloped wide open spaces of blm lands to the highly developed and controlled national and state parks wildlife refuges and state wildlife management areas managed primarily to improve habitat are generally open to wildlife watching hiking and hunting except for closures to protect mating and nesting or to reduce stress on wintering animals national forests generally have a mix of maintained trails and roads wilderness and undeveloped portions and developed picnic and camping areas grazing on u s public lands edit historically in western united states much public land is leased for grazing by cattle or sheep most national park service areas are closed to livestock grazing this includes vast tracts of national forest and blm land as well as land on some wildlife refuges national parks are the exception this use became controversial in the late 20th century as it was examined by environmentalists and scientists concerned about the impact of these exotic animals on native plant populations and watersheds 5 oil and gas drilling and mining on u s public lands edit large tracts of public land in the united states are available for leasing for petroleum or mineral production lands which have a high likelihood of producing valuable resources can as of 2018 command prices as high as 80 000 an acre per year large tracts of other lands where the likelihood of the presence or successful exploitation of resources are very low could be leased as of 2018 for as low as 1 50 an acre per year the trump administration greatly expanded mineral leasing resulting in a substantial increase in fracking in likely locations in wyoming and new mexico 6 but a great deal of land where prospects for successful production were limited was leased at very low rates to speculators 7 see also edit acquired lands ager publicus federal enclave freedom to roam government owned land national public lands day in the us public domain state ownership united states territorial acquisitions common land footnotes edit michael sfard 23 january 2018 the wall and the gate israel palestine and the legal battle for human rights henry holt and company pp 148 isbn 978 1 250 12271 1 western states data public land acreage archived from the original on 2011 07 27 retrieved 2008 03 07 table 4 areas by state www fs fed us archived from the original on 2008 03 10 retrieved 2025 05 13 federal land ownership overview and data congressional research service pages 14 73 the public lands debate sharman apt russell kill the cowboy a battle of mythology in the new west addison wesley may 1993 hardcover 218 pages isbn 0 201 58123 x lipton eric tabuchi hiroko november 27 2018 driven by trump policy changes fracking booms on public lands the new york times retrieved november 27 2018 lipton eric tabuchi hiroko november 27 2018 energy speculators jump on chance to lease public land at bargain rates the new york times retrieved november 27 2018 further reading edit cai m i murtazashvili j murtazashvili the politics of land property rights journal of institutional economics 2020 16 151 167 online compare usa with china and afghanistan nancy ferguson sacred cows at the public trough maverick publications december 1983 trade paperback isbn 0 89288 091 0 impediments to public recreation on public lands oversight hearing 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