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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-017	VADOC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 23, 2020; last updated Mar. 20, 2020)Visitation and volunteer activities cancelled until further notice; daily employee self-assessment; screening of offenders on release…	Virginia Department of Corrections	Virginia Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-029	Memorandum to All Interested Parties, 'First confirmed staff case of COVID-19 at MCC' (Mar. 13, 2020)Close contacts of a positive employee directed to self-quarantine 14 days; two housing units at the Monroe Correctional Complex placed in…	Washington State Department of Corrections (Secretary Stephen Sinclair)	Washington State Department of Corrections (Office of the Secretary); State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-032	ADCRR release, 'Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation Announces New Actions To Mitigate COVID-19 Risk'Visitation at all Arizona prison complexes suspended 30 days effective immediately, including non-contact visits, at Department-operated and…	Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (Director David Shinn)	Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-044	VT DOC release, 'Vermont Department of Corrections Suspends In-Person Visitation'All in-person visitation services suspended for two weeks at all six Vermont correctional facilities from Mar. 13, 2020	Vermont Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jim Baker)	Vermont Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-073	MN DOC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Apr. 1, 2020)All in-person visiting suspended until further notice at all State correctional facilities	Minnesota Department of Corrections (Commissioner Paul Schnell)	Minnesota Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-078	Oregon DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 25, 2020), with releases of Mar. 12, 17 and 24, 2020All visiting suspended at all 14 State prisons effective Mar. 13, 2020, including non-contact visits; institution access limited to…	Oregon Department of Corrections (Director Colette S. Peters)	Oregon Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-083	DC DOC 'Coronavirus Prevention' page (as archived Mar. 28, 2020)All in-person visits, programming and volunteer activities suspended 'for the entirety of the Public Health Emergency'; modified movement…	DC Department of Corrections (Director Quincy Booth)	District of Columbia Department of Corrections; District (State-level) authorityState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-091	CDOC, 'COVID Visitation Suspension' page (as archived Apr. 19, 2021)All visiting suspended in all CDOC facilities (from March 2020), with video visiting substituted; still in force in April 2021	Colorado Department of Corrections (Executive Director Dean Williams)	Colorado Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-014	VADOC release, 'Virginia DOC Mobilized Against COVID-19, Asks Visitors to Self-Monitor'Screening of offenders received from local jails; PPE and pharmaceutical inventory	Virginia Department of Corrections (Director Harold W. Clarke)	Virginia Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-018	NJDOC release, 'New Jersey Department of Corrections Suspends Visitations to State Prisons and Halfway Houses Statewide'Visits suspended for 30 days effective 5 p.m. Mar. 14, 2020 at State prisons and halfway houses; temperature scans of all individuals…	New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks)	New Jersey Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024	Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health'Mobilization of 20 Army National Guard medics of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to State active duty, Mar. 15-20, 2020, at the ADH…	Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor'	Arkansas National Guard (by order of the Governor, at the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management); State levelState	Mar. 14, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023	DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19'Inmate visitation suspended 21 days at all prisons and community correction centers; only badged volunteers admitted; Parole Board hearings…	Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley)	Arkansas Department of Corrections (Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction); State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-046	NMCD release, 'New temporary visitation changes to be implemented' (Mar. 16, 2020)All visitation suspended through the end of April 2020, including contact, non-contact and attorney visits in all prison facilities	New Mexico Corrections Department (Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero)	New Mexico Corrections Department; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012	DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020)DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019	NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)COVID-19 Response notice on njmvc.gov home page	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020)	New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-034	CTDOT press release, Mar. 14, 2020: Shore Line East on a weekend schedule seven days a week and Hartford Line on a Saturday schedule seven days a week from Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; Shore Line East through-trains to Stamford suspended; two Amtrak Hartford Line trains cancelledService Changes Announced for Shore Line East and Hartford Line	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)	Connecticut (Shore Line East; Hartford Line New Haven-Springfield)State	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046	NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering orderN.C. Ferry Division Strengthens Protections During COVID-19 Outbreak	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold Thomas	North Carolina (NCDOT Ferry System: Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, Neuse and Cape Fear routes)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-072	Port Tampa Bay notice, Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations (Mar. 16, 2020)Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations	Port Tampa Bay	Port Tampa Bay (Tampa Port Authority)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054	MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-012	News release, 'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System: Non-campground outdoor areas of parks, including trails…	California State Parks	California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19'Activation of the Texas National Guard 'to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19'; health-care workers and first…	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas Military Department / Texas National Guard); State levelState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085	DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020	Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)	Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088	Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in servicesCash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020	Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)	Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)State	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099	PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopenedPennDOT Reopens Select Rest Areas for Truck Parking	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (30 PennDOT rest areas statewide; 13 reopened for truck parking on I-79, I-80 and I-81)State	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104	MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponedMDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read

Virginia Department of Corrections, VADOC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 23, 2020; last updated Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-017)
Washington State Department of Corrections (Secretary Stephen Sinclair), Memorandum to All Interested Parties, 'First confirmed staff case of COVID-19 at MCC' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-029)
Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (Director David Shinn), ADCRR release, 'Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation Announces New Actions To Mitigate COVID-19 Risk' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-032)
Vermont Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jim Baker), VT DOC release, 'Vermont Department of Corrections Suspends In-Person Visitation' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-044)
Minnesota Department of Corrections (Commissioner Paul Schnell), MN DOC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Apr. 1, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-073)
Oregon Department of Corrections (Director Colette S. Peters), Oregon DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 25, 2020), with releases of Mar. 12, 17 and 24, 2020 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-078)
DC Department of Corrections (Director Quincy Booth), DC DOC 'Coronavirus Prevention' page (as archived Mar. 28, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-083)
Colorado Department of Corrections (Executive Director Dean Williams), CDOC, 'COVID Visitation Suspension' page (as archived Apr. 19, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-091)
Virginia Department of Corrections (Director Harold W. Clarke), VADOC release, 'Virginia DOC Mobilized Against COVID-19, Asks Visitors to Self-Monitor' (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-014)
New Jersey Department of Corrections (Commissioner Marcus O. Hicks), NJDOC release, 'New Jersey Department of Corrections Suspends Visitations to State Prisons and Halfway Houses Statewide' (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-018)
Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor', Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health' (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024)
Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley), DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023)
New Mexico Corrections Department (Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero), NMCD release, 'New temporary visitation changes to be implemented' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-046)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020), NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019)
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), CTDOT press release, Mar. 14, 2020: Shore Line East on a weekend schedule seven days a week and Hartford Line on a Saturday schedule seven days a week from Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; Shore Line East through-trains to Stamford suspended; two Amtrak Hartford Line trains cancelled (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-034)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold Thomas, NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering order (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046)
Port Tampa Bay, Port Tampa Bay notice, Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-072)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak), MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054)
California State Parks, News release, 'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-012)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041)
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085)
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in services (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopened (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponed (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104)

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