### Question
What does public property mean?


### Answer
**Public property** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 1092*:

> all public property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if the facility is used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to the institution's educational purposes

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1092*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE > Part F-General Provisions Relating to Student Assistance Programs**

