public trust doctrine

public-trust doctrine. The principle that navigable waters are preserved for the public use, and that the state is responsible for protecting the public’s right to the use. [Cases: Navigable Waters

2. C.J.S. Navigable Waters §§ 20–21, 23–30, 33.]

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