Senate Natural Resources

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State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, right, questions Bill Croyle, acting director of the Department of Water Resources, about the damage to the spillway of the Oroville Dam, during a hearing of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Croyle and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird, updated lawmakers on the actions taken to repair the damaged spillway that caused the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream of the Oroville Dam in February. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)