State-owned, no. Public, yes. That usually means state-managed. Think public parks, think public libraries. The feds might manage the place where you go hik

State-owned, no. Public, yes. That usually means state-managed. Think public parks, think public libraries. The feds might manage the place where you go hiking in the woods, the county might run your library. Everything isn't eventually owned by the state, because they periodically sell off bits of public land, and gain possession of others.