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Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054MBTA 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 17Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-012News 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 ParksCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041Governor'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 AbbottTexas (Governor; Texas Military Department / Texas National Guard); State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085DelDOT 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, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088Delaware 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, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)StateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099PennDOT 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 ParkingPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin GramianPennsylvania (30 PennDOT rest areas statewide; 13 reopened for truck parking on I-79, I-80 and I-81)StateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104MDTA 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)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)StateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-022News release, 'ODFW fish hatcheries to close to visitors as precaution against COVID-19'ODFW fish hatcheries to close to visitors as precaution against COVID-19Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-033ADCRR Media Advisory, 'COVID-19 Management Strategy Update' (Mar. 18, 2020)Contact and non-contact legal and non-legal visitation suspended; $4 health-care copay waived for symptomatic inmates; free hand soap; all…Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (Director David Shinn)Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; State levelStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-084KDOC 'Coronavirus Update' (last modified Mar. 18, 2020; archived May 2, 2020)Department preparedness measures for facilities, parole offices and Central Office; visitors and persons conducting business at facilities…Kansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Jeff Zmuda)Kansas Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-078News release AP20:034, Update on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 PandemicUpdate on Secretary of State Building Operations during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State)StateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-088Letter to all BOPC Trainees, COVID-19 precautions (Mar. 18, 2020)COVID-19 letter to traineesAllen Garfinkle, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and SuisunBoard of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (State of California pilotage commission)StateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-001News release, 'Texas State Parks, TPWD Facilities Limit Operations' (closure of park headquarters, visitor centers, park stores, law-enforcement and boat-registration offices to the public)Texas State Parks to Close Public-Serving Facilities and Programs Starting at 12 p.m. March 19; Law Enforcement, Boat Registration Offices…Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTexas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-010CTDOT press release, Mar. 19, 2020, 'CTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations': rear-door boarding effective immediately on all CTtransit and CTfastrak buses and all transit districts in Connecticut; 100 barrier-equipped buses redeployed; public to reserve transit for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLYCTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations - Measures to Safeguard Passengers and Bus Drivers, and to Maintain Continuity of…Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Bureau of Public TransportationConnecticut (statewide: CTtransit, CTfastrak and all transit districts)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-077FDOT/FTE news release, Mar. 19, 2020: cash not accepted for tolls from noon Mar. 19, 2020 'to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and to help keep toll collectors safe'; all vehicles processed electronically through Toll-By-Plate at the cash rate; $2.50 invoice administrative fee temporarily waivedFlorida Department of Transportation's Turnpike Enterprise Will Process All Vehicles Electronically Through Toll-By-Plate - Temporarily…Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE); Secretary Kevin J. ThibaultFlorida (Florida's Turnpike system statewide)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-079AMHS press release, Mar. 19, 2020: new boarding process; travelers observed for COVID-19 symptoms at ticketing and boarding; symptomatic travelers not allowed to board and refunded; fee-free cancellations through Apr. 8, 2020AMHS Announces New Boarding Process to Avoid Disruptions in Service - Travelers to be observed for symptoms of COVID-19 before boardingAlaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)Alaska (all AMHS terminals and vessels)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021)COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Updates on COVID-19 relating to the Port of PhiladelphiaPhilaPortPhilaPort (Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)StateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-005News Release NR20-037, 'All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now Closed'03/20/20 - All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now ClosedDLNR (Chair Suzanne Case); Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Division of State ParksHawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (State agency; Divisions of State Parks, Boating and Ocean Recreation, Forestry and Wildlife)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities'TDCJ directed to temporarily suspend inmate fees for health care services related to COVID-19Governor Greg AbbottTexas (Governor; Texas Department of Criminal Justice); State levelStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensionsDMV service centers closed Friday, March 20 (release of March 19, 2020)Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation')Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-048NCDOT 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 declarationN.C. Ferry System Adopts Alternate Schedules During COVID-19 OutbreakNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-073Illinois Tollway home page (captured Mar. 28, 2020): all toll collection handled via I-PASS, E-ZPass and the online payment portal 'as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus'; in-person Customer Service Centers and the Customer Call Center closed until further notice; overweight and over-dimension truck permits online only; 'Special Authorization: Movement of Loads in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic'Illinois Tollway to Implement All-Electronic Tolling as Precaution Against Spread of Coronavirus; Everything Customers Need to Know…Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway)Illinois (Tri-State, Jane Addams, Reagan, Veterans Memorial and Route 390 Tollways; Chicago region)StateMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-059Thruway Authority emergency toll procedures: cash toll collection suspended and converted to license-plate billing on the ticketed system effective Mar. 22, 2020 at approximately 8 p.m. (announced Mar. 20, 2020)Thruway Authority Announces Emergency Toll Procedures (conversion of cash tolls to toll billing by license plate during the COVID-19…New York State Thruway Authority (Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll)New York State Thruway Authority (public benefit corporation; 570-mile Thruway system)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read