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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NV-003	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 414 (Emergency Management), NRS 414.010 to 414.360NRS Chapter 414 - Emergency Management (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)	Nevada Legislature; powers exercised by the Governor and the Division of Emergency Management	NevadaState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-020	Enrolled Senate Bill No. 672 (2025)An Act relating to emergency management; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 683.8 and 683.9...; prohibiting Governor from closing businesses…	Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 672, 1st Sess., 60th Leg.; enrolled)	OklahomaState	Apr. 21, 2025		Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-026	Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved)Restaurants and bars permitted on-premises service only 'in accordance with the applicable guidelines for restaurants... A Guide to Safely…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-012	Wyo. Stat. Ann. 19-13-104 and 19-13-11619-13-104. Powers of governor generally; director, department of homeland security. 19-13-116. Enforcement of orders, rules and regulations.	Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 19, ch. 13, Wyoming Homeland Security Act)	WyomingState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-061	Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's transition to Phase 1 occur when regional metrics are metJoint Regional Reopening Letter, May 10, 2020	Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, and the City of Alexandria	Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria, VirginiaCounty	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-079	House Bill No. 2016 (2020 Special Session) (enrolled)An Act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of…	Kansas Legislature, 2020 Special Session; approved by Governor Kelly June 8, 2020	Kansas (governing county and local health officer orders)State	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-007	Ordinance No. 42-2020 (Council file 0494-20)An Ordinance suspending the enforcement of certain Ordinances and providing the Mayor with the criteria and procedure to temporarily close…	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky (all of Fayette County)City	May 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitOther	Primary source read
Ex. MI-021	Executive Order 2020-67Declaration of state of emergency under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MS-072	Ninth Emergency Mayoral Proclamation of Executive Order (Aug. 4, 2020) adopting the Governor's EO 1511 with a stricter alcohol clause, as extended Sept. 3, 2020Adopting EO 1511 for Biloxi (alcohol sales restricted; gatherings 10/20) and extending it through September 14, 2020	Mayor Andrew Gilich	City of Biloxi, Mississippi (Harrison County)City	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MT-040	Guidance for Governor's Directive: Businesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut downBusinesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut down (3.2020)	Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division	MontanaSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NY-080	Chapter 23 of the Laws of 2020 (S.7919)An act to amend the executive law, in relation to issuing by the governor of any directive necessary to respond to a state disaster…	New York State Legislature (S.7919, signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)	New YorkState	Mar. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-GM-051	WSDA homepage: 'Updated Back to Work Toolkit & DQAC Meeting Postponed... May 8 DQAC meeting postponed' (Dental Quality Assurance Commission); 'WSDA invited by Governor to participate in healthcare reactivation discussions'CLASS: live continuing education for license renewal and mandatory-course requirements under State dental board CE rules	State dental boards (rule-makers) and CE providers	meetings and courses in every State, ALLOrganizer	May 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-05-013	TABC Coronavirus Information page (as archived June 23, 2020): Governor's waivers (Mar. 18, 2020 alcohol to-go; Apr.-May 2020), to-go sales and delivery rules, permit-type guidance under the GA ordersCoronavirus Information	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	TexasSector regulator	June 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-108	Enrolled Senate Bill 241 (2020), ch. 10 SLA 2020Extending the March 11, 2020, governor's declaration of a public health disaster emergency... forbearance of specified state loans…	Alaska Legislature (31st Legislature); signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy	AlaskaState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-GM-013	EFD COVID Announcement: Empire Farm Days 2020 forced to cancel (Seneca County permit refusal; Governor's gathering orders)Empire Farm Days	Lee Trade Shows (Empire Farm Days)	Seneca Falls (Rodman Lott & Son Farms), NYOrganizer	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-GM-064	Press release page: Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner (July 6, 2020): Governor Cuomo announced the 2020 Great New York State Fair canceled; second cancellation in the Fair's history after World War IIGreat New York State Fair	New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (State Fair Director)	Syracuse (Geddes), NYOrganizer	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-024	Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee, Reopen Connecticut (May 6, 2020; corrected version May 8, 2020)Framework of gating conditions for reopening Connecticut's colleges and universities (disease prevalence; testing supply and arrival testing…	Office of Governor Ned Lamont, Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, Higher Education Subcommittee (report to the Governor)	ConnecticutState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-002	Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government Transparency	Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictionsAdopted temporary amendments to COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing (letter and filing)	Oregon OSHA	Oregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulator	June 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-021	DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources	Virginia DPOR	Virginia; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and its eighteen regulatory boardsSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090	MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; 'changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements'MTA Reminds Customers to Wear a Mask While Riding Trains and Buses - Masks Still Required Onboard Subways, Buses, Commuter Rails and…	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren	New York (MTA subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, Staten Island Railway, paratransit)State	June 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106	MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergencyGovernor Hogan Announces All-Electronic Tolling Now Permanent at All MDTA Facilities Statewide	Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim Ports	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities)State	Aug. 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-065	Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-Seventh Supplemental Order (mass gatherings; beach closures; travel portal)	Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach (for Governor Bryan)	U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorial	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read

Nevada Legislature; powers exercised by the Governor and the Division of Emergency Management, Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 414 (Emergency Management), NRS 414.010 to 414.360 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-003)
Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 672, 1st Sess., 60th Leg.; enrolled), Enrolled Senate Bill No. 672 (2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-020)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-026)
Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 19, ch. 13, Wyoming Homeland Security Act), Wyo. Stat. Ann. 19-13-104 and 19-13-116 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-012)
Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, and the City of Alexandria, Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's transition to Phase 1 occur when regional metrics are met (May 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-061)
Kansas Legislature, 2020 Special Session; approved by Governor Kelly June 8, 2020, House Bill No. 2016 (2020 Special Session) (enrolled) (June 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-079)
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Ordinance No. 42-2020 (Council file 0494-20) (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-007)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-67 (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MI-021)
Mayor Andrew Gilich, Ninth Emergency Mayoral Proclamation of Executive Order (Aug. 4, 2020) adopting the Governor's EO 1511 with a stricter alcohol clause, as extended Sept. 3, 2020 (Ex. MS-072)
Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, Guidance for Governor's Directive: Businesses that can sell and deliver alcohol for off-premises consumption during state shut down (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MT-040)
New York State Legislature (S.7919, signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo), Chapter 23 of the Laws of 2020 (S.7919) (Mar. 3, 2020) (Ex. NY-080)
State dental boards (rule-makers) and CE providers, WSDA homepage: 'Updated Back to Work Toolkit & DQAC Meeting Postponed... May 8 DQAC meeting postponed' (Dental Quality Assurance Commission); 'WSDA invited by Governor to participate in healthcare reactivation discussions' (May 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-GM-051)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Coronavirus Information page (as archived June 23, 2020): Governor's waivers (Mar. 18, 2020 alcohol to-go; Apr.-May 2020), to-go sales and delivery rules, permit-type guidance under the GA orders (Ex. SEC-05-013)
Alaska Legislature (31st Legislature); signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy, Enrolled Senate Bill 241 (2020), ch. 10 SLA 2020 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-108)
Lee Trade Shows (Empire Farm Days), EFD COVID Announcement: Empire Farm Days 2020 forced to cancel (Seneca County permit refusal; Governor's gathering orders) (July 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-GM-013)
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (State Fair Director), Press release page: Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner (July 6, 2020): Governor Cuomo announced the 2020 Great New York State Fair canceled; second cancellation in the Fair's history after World War II (Ex. SEC-20-GM-064)
Office of Governor Ned Lamont, Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, Higher Education Subcommittee (report to the Governor), Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee, Reopen Connecticut (May 6, 2020; corrected version May 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-27-024)
Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General), Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. TX-002)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictions (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020)
Virginia DPOR, DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-021)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren, MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; 'changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090)
Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim Ports, MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergency (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106)
Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach (for Governor Bryan), Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Executive Order and Proclamation (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-065)

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