What does it mean when we're talking about, what does it mean when we say public lands and what does it have to do with. With big oil and the oil and gas industry? Great, great question. So Public land simply refers broadly to any land that is owned by the federal, state, or local government. So there are local public lands, county and state public lands. Obviously, as a Congressman, I focus primarily on federal public lands. Now, some people immediately think national parks, yes, that is one example of public lands. (02:29–02:37)
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Defines public land as land owned by government entities.
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