### Question
How does FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS define public lands?


### Answer
Under *25 U.S.C. § 1776a*, **public lands** is defined as:

> any land or interest in land owned by the United States (without regard to the means by which the United States acquired ownership of the land or interest in land) and administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1776a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS > SUBCHAPTER X-CROW LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT**

