Public trust doctrine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022735",
  "term": "Public trust doctrine",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Public Trust Doctrine",
  "definition": "A legal principle derived from English Common Law which holds that the waters of a state are a public resource owned by and available to all citizens, and that these public property rights are not invalidated by private ownership of the underlying or adjacent land. In most states, the public trust rights include the land below mean high water. In five low water states, the public has an access right to intertidal land solely for the purpose of hunting, fishing, fowling, and navigation.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms; Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/public-trust-doctrine/"
}