### Question
How does the law define Federal land?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 6202*, **Federal land** is defined as:

> all lands owned or controlled by the United States, including the Outer Continental Shelf, and any land in which the United States has reserved mineral interests, except lands—


(A) held in trust for Indians or Alaska Natives,


(B) owned by Indians or Alaska Natives with Federal restrictions on the title,


(C) within any area of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National Wilderness Preservation System, the National System of Trails, or the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, or


(D) within military reservations

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6202*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 76-AGE DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS**

