### Question
How is the term public land defined?


### Answer
The term **public land** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 460s* as the following:

> 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

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 460s*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES > SUBCHAPTER LXXVII-PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE**

