As you may all know, there was a catastrophic natural gas explosion in the San Francisco Bay area last week. Considering the close proximity of the 15th District to the area, I’ve received many questions from concerned constituents regarding the safety of our nation’s gas transmission lines. In an effort to alleviate these concerns, the Department of Transportation has made available a publicly accessible and transparent version of the National Pipeline Mapping System that provides county by county information on the location of major gas transmission pipelines. You can access it by clicking the link below.

http://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/