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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-051	Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction EnforcementCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-081	ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises Consumption (issued April 3, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-051	Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	MassachusettsState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-037	Temporary Emergency Order by the Commissioner of Public Health and the City Manager Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling UnitsTemporary Emergency Order... Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-017	Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-095	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 EmergencyMoratorium on non-essential evictions (residential and small-business premises) and foreclosures	General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-052	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-072	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency	Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-052	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency	Massachusetts General Court (H.4647)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19	Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker	Massachusetts (General Court)State	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-002	Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonOrder Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-116	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19Virtual notarization by electronic video conferencing during the state of emergency	General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-025	COVID-19 Safety Plan - Compliance Affidavit (with Construction Site Best Practices Worksheet, Exhibit A)Boston construction COVID-19 safety affidavit	City of Boston (ISD / PWD)	City of BostonCity	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-049	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19	General Court of Massachusetts	MassachusettsState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-053	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19	Massachusetts General Court (S.2645)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057	MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-016	COVID-19 Order No. 31Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-092	MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)	MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-016	COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English)Compliance attestation poster that every reopening business had to complete, sign and display: 'we have taken the following steps to comply…	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-033	Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfecting	Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-072	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care)	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-10-046	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklistSafety Standards and Checklist: Manufacturing (mass.gov, May 18, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-051)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises Consumption (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-081)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MA-051)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order by the Commissioner of Public Health and the City Manager Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling Units (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-037)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker), Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-095)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MA-052)
Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-072)
Massachusetts General Court (H.4647), Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-052)
Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-002)
General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker), Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-116)
City of Boston (ISD / PWD), COVID-19 Safety Plan - Compliance Affidavit (with Construction Site Best Practices Worksheet, Exhibit A) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-025)
General Court of Massachusetts, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-049)
Massachusetts General Court (S.2645), Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-053)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-016)
MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31), MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-092)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package), COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2), COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-022)
Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2, Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021) (Ex. DUT-MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers) (Ex. SEC-01-072)
Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklist (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-046)

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