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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022	Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial EmergencyRelease explaining the March 13, 2020 judicial emergency declaration and the standing orders of every Delaware court	Delaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice Seitz	Delaware Judiciary (Administrative Office of the Courts) (statewide)Court	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-079	Executive Order No. 2020-03Relative to Declaring a State of Emergency to Respond to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero	Guam (unincorporated territory) - Governor (I Maga'hagan Guahan)Territorial	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. GA-001	Executive Order 03.14.20.01Declaration of Public Health State of Emergency for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-077	Order Declaring a Local State of Disaster for Williamson County, TexasDeclaration of a local state of disaster for Williamson County	Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.	Williamson County, TexasCounty	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-018	Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections)Vancouver City Manager issues Declaration of Civil Emergency related to COVID-19	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-067	Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency (March 14, 2020)Palm Springs local emergency (March 14, 2020)	City of Palm Springs (Director of Emergency Services; City Council ratification)	City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CaliforniaCity	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-002	Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation of State of Emergency	Governor Tate Reeves	MississippiState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-028	Board statement of March 15, 2020, Federal Reserve Actions to Support the Flow of Credit to Households and BusinessesFederal Reserve Actions to Support the Flow of Credit to Households and Businesses	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	United States; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (federal)Federal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	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-USCG-PORTS-042	U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-0062020-006-Global-Novel Coronavirus Outbreak	Maritime Administration, Office of Maritime Security	Maritime Administration; globalFederal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-085	Emergency Proclamation: Declaration of Local EmergencyCity of Flagstaff Emergency Proclamation, Declaration of Local Emergency (COVID-19)	Mayor Coral J. Evans	City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, ArizonaCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	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. ME-001	Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public HealthProclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-069	Hays County Local Disaster DeclarationDeclaration of a local state of disaster for Hays County	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, TexasCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-080	Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of EmergencyCOVID-19 State of Emergency (and closure of specified places of assembly)	County Executive Calvin Ball	Howard County, MarylandCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-001	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-049	Declaration of Emergency (local State of Emergency)City of Somerville, Massachusetts, Mayor, Declaration of Emergency	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone	City of Somerville (Middlesex County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-025	Executive Order 20-05Amendment to COVID-19 State of Emergency: emergency extended to at least May 15, 2020; 'Large Group Event' redefined as any gathering of 50…	County Executive Frank White, Jr.	Jackson County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 15, 2020		Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-002	Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), County Manager, Mar. 15, 2020Clark County COVID-19 Emergency Declaration	Clark County Manager Yolanda T. King (declaration); Clark County (termination release)	Clark County, NevadaCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-021	Declaration of Emergency dated March 15, 2020; Resolution No. 2644 ratifying itRatify and pass and adopt Resolution No. 2644, Resolution ratifying Declaration of Emergency dated March 15, 2020 (Citywide)	City of North Las Vegas (Declaration of Emergency, Mar. 15, 2020); City Council (Resolution No. 2644, Apr. 1, 2020, item 47)	City of North Las Vegas, NevadaCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-022	Declaration of Local Emergency (March 15, 2020), continued June 8, 2020Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, June 8, 2020 (reciting the March 15, 2020 declaration and Res 20-550 of March…	Mayor Melvin Carter III; Saint Paul City Council (consent)	City of Saint PaulCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MT-003	Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard)Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read

Delaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022)
Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, Executive Order No. 2020-03 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-079)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 03.14.20.01 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. GA-001)
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr, Order Declaring a Local State of Disaster for Williamson County, Texas (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-077)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections) (Ex. MET-PDX-018)
City of Palm Springs (Director of Emergency Services; City Council ratification), Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency (March 14, 2020) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-067)
Governor Tate Reeves, Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MS-002)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board statement of March 15, 2020, Federal Reserve Actions to Support the Flow of Credit to Households and Businesses (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-028)
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)
Maritime Administration, Office of Maritime Security, U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-006 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-042)
Mayor Coral J. Evans, Emergency Proclamation: Declaration of Local Emergency (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AZ-085)
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)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-001)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Hays County Local Disaster Declaration (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-069)
County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of Emergency (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-080)
Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-001)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Declaration of Emergency (local State of Emergency) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-049)
County Executive Frank White, Jr, Executive Order 20-05 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-025)
Clark County Manager Yolanda T. King (declaration); Clark County (termination release), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), County Manager, Mar. 15, 2020 (Ex. MET-LAS-002)
City of North Las Vegas (Declaration of Emergency, Mar. 15, 2020); City Council (Resolution No. 2644, Apr. 1, 2020, item 47), Declaration of Emergency dated March 15, 2020; Resolution No. 2644 ratifying it (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-021)
Mayor Melvin Carter III; Saint Paul City Council (consent), Declaration of Local Emergency (March 15, 2020), continued June 8, 2020 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-022)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (school closure; nursing homes; social distancing; transportation; National Guard) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MT-003)

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