DRBC Sitting on $30 Million of Cash and Investments

The latest DRBC audit shows this government agency is setting on roughly $30 million of cash and investments, even while it begs for money from taxpayers.

Nobody was more pleased than me when Pennsylvania opted recently to cut its DRBC contribution to $217,000 but it should forever be cut to zero next time. Why? Because the agency is sitting on roughly $30 million of cash and investments from business profits from its reservoir operations. Moreover, over $19 million of that consists of unrestricted funds. The DRBC has all the resources it needs without any help from Pennsylvania.

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The FY 2016 (ending June 30, 2016) audit of the Delaware River Basin Commission, found here, includes some eye-opening data on page 10. It shows the DRBC had, at the end of FY 2016, cash of $5,386,692 and investments (not including capital assets) of $24,490,573 for a total of nearly $30 million in generally liquid funds. It had total assets of $37,159,376 with total liabilities of $23,015,882 which, after adjustments, leaves a net financial position of $14,400,584, which is more than offset by unrestricted funds in the bank, so to speak. They total $19,349,722, meaning the DRBC has plenty of money available to use however it wishes. It needs none from Pennsylvania or the Feds.

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