Cross was a chief sponsor of legislation that took effect in 2007 that allowed Oswego to issue up to a whopping $450 million in bonds without having that debt count against its borrowing limit. Four years earlier, Cross filed legislation that tweaked the borrowing-limit formula for Oswego to allow it to issue more bonds to finish $155 million in building projects. That was done by changing the multiplier of 13.8 percent to up to 20 percent, which expanded the district's borrowing power.