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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024	SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020)SCDMV COVID-19 Related Information: appointments required at branch offices; road tests suspended; extensions of document expirations	South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles	South Carolina (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-031	AMHS 'Service Notices' index page listing: Apr. 8, 2020 press release cancelling service to Prince Rupert, B.C. until further notice ('COVID-19 related travel restrictions have delayed work to bring the AMHS Prince Rupert Terminal into compliance with federal regulations'); June 24, 2020 press release clarifying COVID-19 travel protocols (testing not required for shorter-duration intrastate voyages); Sept. 1, 2020 release: Winter 2020-2021 schedule 'provides reduced service due to low revenues'; Oct. 5, 2020 schedule updateService Notices \| Alaska Marine Highway System (index of April-October 2020 notices)	Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)	Alaska (Southeast, Southcentral and Southwest Alaska; Bellingham, Wash.; Prince Rupert, B.C.)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084	SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020)Virginia State Corporation Commission COVID-19 Update: in-person visits suspended	Virginia State Corporation Commission	Virginia (State Corporation Commission, including the Office of the Clerk: business entity and UCC filings)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102	Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities)Wisconsin State parks closure	Wisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (State agency)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-079	Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (Apr. 10, 2020)Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update, April 10, 2020	Port of Seattle	Port of Seattle (a port district of King County, Washington, under Title 53 RCW), seaport and airportState	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-086	NMCD 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)All inmate visitation suspended; staff medically screened before every shift; inter-facility transfers need-based only; volunteer access…	New Mexico Corrections Department	New Mexico Corrections Department; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-080	Division of Corporations website notice: Customer Service Counter in Albany handling service of process only, by appointment; 'all walk in services are suspended until further notice' (as archived April 11, 2020)New York Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC: walk-in services suspended; service of process by appointment	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code	New York (Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code)State	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-013	DMV news release: DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses (Apr. 14, 2020)DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses: commercial licenses extended through June 30; drivers under 70 extended through May 31	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-099	ALEA Driver License Division web page notice: 'ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone' (as archived April 14, 2020)ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone	Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division	Alabama (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-107	Ventilator Prioritization Guidelines: COVID-19 Pandemic Response (Apr. 14, 2020)Statewide ventilator allocation and prioritization guidelines for hospitals during a shortage	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-087	AFL 20-25.2, Preparing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Apr. 15, 2020)Skilled nursing facilities: preparedness toolkit for management of exposures and recognized cases; steps all California SNFs must take	Heidi W. Steinecker, Deputy Director, Center for Health Care Quality, CDPH	California - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care QualityState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-091	MTA press release, Nov. 17, 2020: regional 'Mask Force' with PANYNJ, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA; masks required by law on New York public transportation under EO 202.18 effective Apr. 17, 2020; $50 fine from Sept. 14, 2020; masks required at all Port Authority facilities; NJ TRANSIT face-covering requirement on vehicles, stations and platforms; SEPTA mask requirement (over 90 percent compliance); MTA voluntary employee screening programMTA Brings Port Authority, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA on Board with Regional Mask Force	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Chairman Patrick J. Foye, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA	New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (MTA, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak, SEPTA)State	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-091	Executive Director's message to BOPC Trainees on personal protective equipment (Apr. 17, 2020)Board of Pilot Commissioners - PPE for trainees	Allen Garfinkle, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun	Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (State of California)State	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-082	Department of Business Services website notice: 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the office has suspended all processing of paper documents submitted by mail' (as archived April 18, 2020)Illinois Secretary of State Business Services: paper-document processing suspended; online filing and fax only	Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Department of Business Services	Illinois (Secretary of State, Department of Business Services)State	Apr. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002	MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; 'essential travel only'; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13Coronavirus Updates - Face coverings required effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.; service reductions	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)	MarylandState	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003	News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening)Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-042	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Announce COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites'Mobilization of more than 1,200 Guard personnel in 25 mobile testing teams (45 members each) to sites identified by DSHS, in support of TDEM…	Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas National Guard (Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General)	Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard; Texas Department of State Health Services; Texas Division of Emergency Management); State levelState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-036	CTDOT press release, Apr. 16, 2020: Shore Line East and Hartford Line to operate reduced schedules on weekdays and weekends from Apr. 20, 2020 until further notice; trains to be restored incrementally as customers returnService Changes Announced for Shore Line East and Hartford Line Effective Monday April 20	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)	Connecticut (Shore Line East; Hartford Line)State	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-022	WSDOT news release, Apr. 10, 2020: winter sailing schedules extended through at least June 20, 2020; spring additions and Sidney, B.C. service not to occur; San Juan Islands reservations Apr. 26-June 20 cancelled; summer reservation release cancelled; ridership down about 75 percent, walk-ons down more than 90 percentState ferries extends winter sailing schedules through June 20 due to lower demand	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)	Washington (all WSF routes)State	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-050	NCDOT release, Apr. 28, 2020: 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry cancelled due to COVID-19 (28,600 riders in 2019); vehicle ferries continue with passengers asked to remain in vehicles or stand six feet apartPassenger Ferry Contract Canceled for 2020 Summer Season	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry, Ocracoke Express)State	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-008	Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (recreational fishing and boating prohibited; sustenance fishing only; reopening 7 a.m. May 7)Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (updated May 7)	Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services	Maryland Department of Natural Resources (State agency)State	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-082	Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (May 1, 2020)Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update, May 1, 2020	Port of Seattle	Port of Seattle (port district), seaport, marinas and airportState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-021	News release, 'Non-residents can fish and hunt in Oregon again beginning May 5: Clamming/crabbing remains closed to non-residents; new non-resident refund policy'Non-residents can fish and hunt in Oregon again beginning May 5	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)State	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-047	News release, 'State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only' (visitor centers, camping and overnight accommodations remain closed; day trips close to home only)State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only	WDFW, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, DNR	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and DNR (State agencies)State	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read

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)
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024)
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), AMHS 'Service Notices' index page listing: Apr. 8, 2020 press release cancelling service to Prince Rupert, B.C. until further notice ('COVID-19 related travel restrictions have delayed work to bring the AMHS Prince Rupert Terminal into compliance with federal regulations'); June 24, 2020 press release clarifying COVID-19 travel protocols (testing not required for shorter-duration intrastate voyages); Sept. 1, 2020 release: Winter 2020-2021 schedule 'provides reduced service due to low revenues'; Oct. 5, 2020 schedule update (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-031)
Virginia State Corporation Commission, SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084)
Wisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers, Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102)
Port of Seattle, Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-079)
New Mexico Corrections Department, NMCD 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-086)
New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, Division of Corporations website notice: Customer Service Counter in Albany handling service of process only, by appointment; 'all walk in services are suspended until further notice' (as archived April 11, 2020) (Apr. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-080)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-013)
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division, ALEA Driver License Division web page notice: 'ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone' (as archived April 14, 2020) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-099)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Ventilator Prioritization Guidelines: COVID-19 Pandemic Response (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-107)
Heidi W. Steinecker, Deputy Director, Center for Health Care Quality, CDPH, AFL 20-25.2, Preparing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-087)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Chairman Patrick J. Foye, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA, MTA press release, Nov. 17, 2020: regional 'Mask Force' with PANYNJ, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and SEPTA; masks required by law on New York public transportation under EO 202.18 effective Apr. 17, 2020; $50 fine from Sept. 14, 2020; masks required at all Port Authority facilities; NJ TRANSIT face-covering requirement on vehicles, stations and platforms; SEPTA mask requirement (over 90 percent compliance); MTA voluntary employee screening program (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-091)
Allen Garfinkle, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, Executive Director's message to BOPC Trainees on personal protective equipment (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-091)
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Department of Business Services, Department of Business Services website notice: 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the office has suspended all processing of paper documents submitted by mail' (as archived April 18, 2020) (Apr. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-082)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; 'essential travel only'; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003)
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas National Guard (Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General), Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Announce COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites' (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-042)
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), CTDOT press release, Apr. 16, 2020: Shore Line East and Hartford Line to operate reduced schedules on weekdays and weekends from Apr. 20, 2020 until further notice; trains to be restored incrementally as customers return (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-036)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Apr. 10, 2020: winter sailing schedules extended through at least June 20, 2020; spring additions and Sidney, B.C. service not to occur; San Juan Islands reservations Apr. 26-June 20 cancelled; summer reservation release cancelled; ridership down about 75 percent, walk-ons down more than 90 percent (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-022)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Apr. 28, 2020: 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry cancelled due to COVID-19 (28,600 riders in 2019); vehicle ferries continue with passengers asked to remain in vehicles or stand six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-050)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services, Department Offers Guidance as Striped Bass Season Approaches (recreational fishing and boating prohibited; sustenance fishing only; reopening 7 a.m. May 7) (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-008)
Port of Seattle, Port of Seattle COVID-19 Response Update (May 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-082)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, News release, 'Non-residents can fish and hunt in Oregon again beginning May 5: Clamming/crabbing remains closed to non-residents; new non-resident refund policy' (May 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-021)
WDFW, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, DNR, News release, 'State recreation lands to reopen May 5 for local day-use only' (visitor centers, camping and overnight accommodations remain closed; day trips close to home only) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-047)

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