UNC System Interim President William L. Roper, UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-028)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 118 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-003)
UNC System Interim President William L. Roper, UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-27-006)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Mar. 19, 2020: new ferry schedules effective Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 on all routes (Currituck-Knotts Island three round trips; Hatteras-Ocracoke eleven departures; Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke two or three; Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora reduced; Southport-Fort Fisher closed for construction) until further notice; Ocracoke-bound ferries closed to visitors under the Hyde County declaration (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-048)
North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouraged (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 119 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-039)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-060)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-039)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-004)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. NC-005)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-011)
North Carolina Department of Revenue (Secretary Ronald G. Penny; General Counsel Andrew Kasper), DOR letter of April 9, 2020 on essential business determinations under EO 121 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-029)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 133 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-040)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 135 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-009)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Apr. 28, 2020: 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry cancelled due to COVID-19 (28,600 riders in 2019); vehicle ferries continue with passengers asked to remain in vehicles or stand six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-050)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 138 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-010)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 141 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-011)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 147 (June 24, 2020) (Ex. NC-013)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials), NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshments (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 151 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-014)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 155 (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-016)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 163 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-017)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 169 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-018)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 170 (Oct. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-019)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 176 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. NC-021)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 181 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. NC-023)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coverings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 188 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. NC-024)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 189 (Jan. 27, 2021) (Ex. NC-025)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 195 (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. NC-026)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 215 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. NC-029)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 220 (June 11, 2021) (Ex. NC-030)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 230 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. NC-066)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirements (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-003)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-010)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-011)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)
