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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031	Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update	Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration)	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (State agency)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045	Emergency rules extending the closure of all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting and postponing the spring bear and turkey seasons, the lowland-lakes trout opener and the halibut openers (announced by news release 'Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed')Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed	WDFW, by emergency rule	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)State	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-003	Board motion of April 6, 2020 extending the soft closure (press release, 'Board Extends Soft Closure for K-12 Schools with Option for Reopening')Soft closure extended for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, subject to re-entry criteria	Idaho State Board of Education	Idaho State Board of Education; State levelState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-038	State Board of Education order of March 25, 2020 adopting a Distance Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year (as announced in the Board's release, 'State Board approves distance learning for the remainder of the school year')Order that Oklahoma's public schools complete the 2019-20 school year by distance learning from April 6, 2020 without reopening school…	Oklahoma State Board of Education (State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, chair)	Oklahoma State Board of Education; State levelState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AR-003	Executive Order 20-13Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03 Regarding the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19 for the Purpose of Imposing Further…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. CO-015	Executive Order D 2020 024Amending and Extending Executive Order D 2020 017 Ordering Coloradans to Stay at Home Due to the Presence of COVID-19	Governor Jared Polis	ColoradoState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. IN-016	Executive Order 20-18Continued Directive for Hoosiers to Stay at Home; Extension of Continuity of Operations of Government; and Extension of Executive Orders…	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-052	Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 06-2020Extension of the Safer at Home Order to April 21, 2020	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-091	Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 PandemicDART modified weekday service from Apr. 6, 2020 (light rail every 20 minutes; transit-center seating and headquarters lobby closed)	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Dallas Area Rapid Transit service area (13 cities)Sector regulator	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-011	Executive Order 2020-04: COVID-19 Extension of Closures and Relief MeasuresExecutive Order 2020-04, COVID-19 Civil Emergency, Extension of City Closures and Relief Measures	Mayor Jenny A. Durkan	City of Seattle, WashingtonCity	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venuesCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. NH-013	Emergency Order #27Restriction of hotels and other lodging providers to provision of lodging for vulnerable populations and essential workers	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. OH-014	Amended Director's Stay At Home OrderAmended Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. RI-082	Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-08COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Closure of Noel Judicial Complex and Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal	Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)	Rhode IslandCourt	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-011	Executive Order No. 2020-18Closure of Additional Non-Essential Businesses, Venues, Facilities, Services, and Activities for Public Use	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SD-009	Executive Order 2020-12Mandatory COVID-19 order to South Dakotans, employers, enclosed retail businesses, healthcare organizations and local governments	Governor Kristi Noem	South DakotaState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SD-094	Ordinance No. 6413 (April 2020 readoption of the March 27 closures) and the June 2020 extension of the COVID regulations to the end of July 2020Ordinance 6413 and June 2020 extension	Rapid City Common Council	Rapid City, South DakotaCity	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-012	Emergency Order #27Restriction of hotels and other lodging providers to provision of lodging for vulnerable populations and essential workers	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-002	News release, 'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-026	SLA news release, SLA Issues Emergency Suspensions for Western New York Bars (Swannie House, Buffalo; AJ's, Clarence)SLA Issues Emergency Suspensions for Western New York Bars	New York State Liquor Authority	New York (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-054	COVID-19 Emergency Order No. 7 (LGCB-5531-20.B)Cessation of all casino gaming operations extended to midnight April 30, 2020	Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Chairman Ronnie Jones	Louisiana Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-055	COVID-19 Emergency Order No. 8 (LGCB-5532-20.B)Cessation of all video draw poker gaming operations extended to midnight April 30, 2020	Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Chairman Ronnie Jones	Louisiana Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. DE-013	Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyTenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (expanded Non-Essential Business list; no curbside for non-essential…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-031	DPHHS legal memorandum: Application of March 26, 2020 Directive to craft and hobby stores (cross-reference to Ex. MT-029)Application of March 26, 2020, Directive to craft and hobby stores	Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs	MontanaState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closure	Primary source read
Ex. FED-158	CMS, Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Apr. 7, 2020) (tiered framework; supplements the Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations of Mar. 18, 2020)Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS	United States (all healthcare facilities and clinicians)Federal	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. FOR-026	Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 7, 2020), expanded nationwide Apr. 16, 2020Declaration of a State of Emergency	Prime Minister of Japan (Cabinet), under art. 32(1) of the Act on Special Measures for Pandemic Influenza and New Infectious Diseases Preparedness and Response (Act No. 31 of 2012)	JapanForeign government	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read

Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration), Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031)
WDFW, by emergency rule, Emergency rules extending the closure of all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting and postponing the spring bear and turkey seasons, the lowland-lakes trout opener and the halibut openers (announced by news release 'Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed') (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045)
Idaho State Board of Education, Board motion of April 6, 2020 extending the soft closure (press release, 'Board Extends Soft Closure for K-12 Schools with Option for Reopening') (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-003)
Oklahoma State Board of Education (State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, chair), State Board of Education order of March 25, 2020 adopting a Distance Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year (as announced in the Board's release, 'State Board approves distance learning for the remainder of the school year') (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-038)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-13 (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. AR-003)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 024 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. CO-015)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-18 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. IN-016)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Civil Emergency Proclamation and Executive Order No. 06-2020 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-052)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-091)
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Executive Order 2020-04: COVID-19 Extension of Closures and Relief Measures (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-011)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Order #27 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. NH-013)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Stay At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. OH-014)
Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-08 (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. RI-082)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-18 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-011)
Governor Kristi Noem, Executive Order 2020-12 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SD-009)
Rapid City Common Council, Ordinance No. 6413 (April 2020 readoption of the March 27 closures) and the June 2020 extension of the COVID regulations to the end of July 2020 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SD-094)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Order #27 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-012)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, News release, 'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public' (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-002)
New York State Liquor Authority, SLA news release, SLA Issues Emergency Suspensions for Western New York Bars (Swannie House, Buffalo; AJ's, Clarence) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-026)
Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Chairman Ronnie Jones, COVID-19 Emergency Order No. 7 (LGCB-5531-20.B) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-054)
Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Chairman Ronnie Jones, COVID-19 Emergency Order No. 8 (LGCB-5532-20.B) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-055)
Governor John C. Carney, Tenth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. DE-013)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, DPHHS legal memorandum: Application of March 26, 2020 Directive to craft and hobby stores (cross-reference to Ex. MT-029) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-031)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, CMS, Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Apr. 7, 2020) (tiered framework; supplements the Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations of Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. FED-158)
Prime Minister of Japan (Cabinet), under art. 32(1) of the Act on Special Measures for Pandemic Influenza and New Infectious Diseases Preparedness and Response (Act No. 31 of 2012), Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 7, 2020), expanded nationwide Apr. 16, 2020 (Ex. FOR-026)

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