The land that would become the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge" id="mw5w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge">Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge</a> is established by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Congress" id="mw6A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Act of Congress">Act of Congress</a> after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey" id="mw6Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Port Authority of New York and New Jersey">Port Authority of New York and New Jersey</a> officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.