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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NE-018	Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, OSHA 3990-03 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. FED-088; not re-saved)Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor	United States (all employers)Federal	Mar. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004	NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…	Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)	New MexicoState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-003	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 414 (Emergency Management), NRS 414.010 to 414.360NRS Chapter 414 - Emergency Management (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)	Nevada Legislature; powers exercised by the Governor and the Division of Emergency Management	NevadaState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-012	Ala. Code § 31-9-8(a)(1), (5), (6)Emergency powers of Governor	Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955)	AlabamaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-065	Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002 (Mar. 13, 2020)Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	United StatesFederal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-005	RSMo 44.100Emergency powers of governor	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 44, Civil Defense / Emergency Management)	MissouriState	Aug. 28, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and duties	Nebraska Legislature	NebraskaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-002	S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540)Emergency Health Powers Act: control of property and dangerous facilities; control and treatment of infectious disease; isolation and…	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	July 2, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-004	S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-10Illegal acts during state of emergency	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	July 2, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-005	S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergency	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	June 11, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-006	S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7)Proclamation of emergency by Governor; orders to prevent danger; further powers of Governor; powers supplemental	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-011	20 V.S.A. sec. 9 (Emergency powers of Governor)Emergency powers of Governor	Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1, Emergency Management)	VermontState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-010	Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020)Immunity from suit for COVID-19 exposure claims conditioned on a good-faith attempt to follow applicable public health guidance; premises…	Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020	MississippiState	July 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-006	63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of Governor	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)	OklahomaState	Nov. 1, 2009	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-013	Web guidance, 'Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food Establishments' (Food Worker and Establishment Guidance on COVID-19)Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food Establishments	Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety and Sanitation Program	AlaskaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-004	D.C. Act 23-247, COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, sec. 301(c)COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (amendments to the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, sections 5a, 7 and…	Council of the District of Columbia (emergency act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser)	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-018	ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020)State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency	Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governments	GeorgiaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-IA-002	Iowa Code § 135.144 (2021), Additional duties of the department related to a public health disasterIowa Code 2021, Section 135.144 - Additional duties of the department related to a public health disaster	Iowa General Assembly	IowaState	Nov. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureSchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-013	DPS and DPH Explain Legal Authorities Under Disaster Emergency Proclamation (news release)Iowa Department of Public Safety, 'DPS and DPH Explain Legal Authorities Under Disaster Emergency Proclamation,' March 17, 2020	Iowa Department of Public Safety and Iowa Department of Public Health	IowaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-003	KRS 211.180Functions of cabinet in the regulation of certain health matters	Kentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 211, State Health Programs)	KentuckyState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-037	Expanded Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002 (Relating to COVID-19), March 18, 2020Expanded Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Jim Mullen, Acting Administrator)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-020	DLI, 'MNOSHA Compliance: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)' web page (captures Mar. 18, 2020; June 21, 2020; Oct. 22, 2020)MNOSHA Compliance: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA Compliance	MinnesotaState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, OSHA 3990-03 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. FED-088; not re-saved) (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-018)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-004)
Nevada Legislature; powers exercised by the Governor and the Division of Emergency Management, Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 414 (Emergency Management), NRS 414.010 to 414.360 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-003)
Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955), Ala. Code § 31-9-8(a)(1), (5), (6) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-012)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-065)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 44, Civil Defense / Emergency Management), RSMo 44.100 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-005)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-008)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-002)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-10 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-004)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-005)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-006)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1, Emergency Management), 20 V.S.A. sec. 9 (Emergency powers of Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-011)
Legislature of Mississippi; approved by Governor Tate Reeves July 8, 2020, Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act (S.B. 3049, 2020) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MS-010)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003), 63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-006)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety and Sanitation Program, Web guidance, 'Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food Establishments' (Food Worker and Establishment Guidance on COVID-19) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AK-013)
Council of the District of Columbia (emergency act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser), D.C. Act 23-247, COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, sec. 301(c) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DC-004)
Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governments, ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-018)
Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Code § 135.144 (2021), Additional duties of the department related to a public health disaster (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-002)
Iowa Department of Public Safety and Iowa Department of Public Health, DPS and DPH Explain Legal Authorities Under Disaster Emergency Proclamation (news release) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IA-013)
Kentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 211, State Health Programs), KRS 211.180 (standing) (Ex. DUT-KY-003)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Jim Mullen, Acting Administrator), Expanded Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002 (Relating to COVID-19), March 18, 2020 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-037)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA Compliance, DLI, 'MNOSHA Compliance: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)' web page (captures Mar. 18, 2020; June 21, 2020; Oct. 22, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MN-020)

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