{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-28-16","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 28-16","heading":"Stockpile of supplies.","body":"The commissioner is empowered, in anticipation of war, attack, sabotage or other hostile action or any disaster, to purchase and maintain a stockpile of medical supplies, blankets, food and provisions, fuel, equipment and any other supplies which in his opinion are necessary and desirable to afford relief and assistance to the people of the state in an emergency.","path":["TITLE 28. CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES","CHAPTER 517. CIVIL PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_517.htm#sec_28-16","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"ebb430c0edd238fb6f63d7cd9d1c2b6264954c9cdf4dbe4b99742b48d8db4451","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-28-15","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-28-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}