San Bruno Explosion Prompts Pipeline Safety Legislation

Two days before the anniversary of the in San Bruno, four Bay Area lawmakers held a news conference in Sacramento this morning to highlight a package of legislation aimed at improving the safety of the state's natural gas transmission system.

Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett joined state Sens. Leland Yee, Mark Leno and Assemblyman Jerry Hill on the south steps of the state Capitol to outline the legislation.

The four bills, which propose changes including requirements that utilities adopt stricter emergency response plans and install automatic shutoff valves on certain pipelines, are all expected to be signed by the governor by the end of this week.

Friday marks the one-year anniversary of , which killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes.

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