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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-MSP-041	Emergency Executive Order 2021-33Face coverings required indoors at all City-controlled property for all individuals regardless of vaccination status; all businesses…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MN-045	News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees	Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-042	Emergency Executive Order 2021-34Extending EEO 2020-40 (inactive licenses), 2020-38 (emergency shelters), 2021-3 (delivery platforms), 2021-22 (outdoor uses) and 2021-23…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Business closureCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-019	Resolution 2021R-261Amending Resolution 2020R-075: extending the Local Public Health Emergency to November 7, 2021 (Delta variant)	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-043	Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, August 31, 2021Continuation of the local emergency (Delta variant; Ramsey County in the CDC 'high' transmission category; more than 80 Executive Orders)	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MN-044	HR/LR Policy #1446, COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and TestingCOVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and Testing	Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), Enterprise Employee Resources, under the Governor's Aug. 11, 2021 direction	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-044	Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021)Extending EEO 2020-3, 2020-4, 2020-29, 2020-33, 2020-44 (2021-35) and EEO 2021-33 face covering requirement at City-controlled facilities…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Sept. 9, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-020	Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-075 (September 10, 2021)Amending Resolution 2020R-075: ratifying Emergency Regulation 2021-5 (COVID-19 Testing and Proof of Vaccination Policy for City employees)…	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	Sept. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-045	Emergency Executive Order 2021-37Extending EEO 2021-24 (inactive business licenses, i.e. 2020-40 as extended), 2020-38, 2021-3, 2021-22 and 2021-23 without amendment	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Sept. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Business closureCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-055	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Oct. 18, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	Oct. 18, 2021		Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-063	Emergency Regulation No. 2022-01Face coverings reinstated in indoor spaces of public accommodation effective January 6, 2022 (post-period; recites that ER 2020-12 was…	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Jan. 5, 2022		Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-018	Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458Snell v. Walz (Snell II): the Emergency Management Act authorizes the declaration of a peacetime emergency in response to a pandemic; no…	Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part)	MinnesotaCourt	May 10, 2024	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-001	Minn. Stat. § 144.12, subd. 1 (2020)Regulation, Enforcement, Licenses, Fees: Commissioner of Health's power to control communicable disease, disinfection and quarantine of…	Minnesota Legislature (codified; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-002	Minn. Stat. § 144.419 (2020)Isolation and Quarantine of Persons	Minnesota Legislature (Laws 2002, ch. 402, the Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act, as amended; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-003	Minn. Stat. § 144.4196 (2020)Employee Protection (isolation and quarantine)	Minnesota Legislature (Laws 2005, ch. 149, § 5; Laws 2018, ch. 167, §§ 2-3)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-004	Minn. Stat. § 144.99 (2020)Enforcement (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act): remedies, access, correction orders, administrative penalty orders, injunctive relief…	Minnesota Legislature (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 144.989-144.993; administered by the Commissioner of Health)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-005	Minn. Stat. § 145A.04 (2020)Powers and Duties of Community Health Board: investigation, reporting and control of communicable diseases; removal and abatement of public…	Minnesota Legislature (Local Public Health Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 145A)	Minnesota (community health boards: counties, cities and multi-county boards statewide)State		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-006	Minn. Stat. ch. 12 (2020), Emergency ManagementEmergency Management Act: Governor's powers (§ 12.21), peacetime emergency declaration (§ 12.31 subd. 2), force and effect of orders (§…	Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996, Minn. Stat. ch. 12, as amended)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-007	Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (2020), Occupational Safety and HealthMinnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act: rights and duties of employers (§ 182.653), rights and duties of employees (§ 182.654)…	Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minn. Stat. ch. 182; administered by the Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA, under an approved State plan, 29 U.S.C. § 667)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-008	Minn. Stat. § 157.20 (2020)Inspection; Frequency; Risk Categories; Orders (food and beverage service establishments, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, resorts…	Minnesota Legislature (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; administered by the Commissioner of Health and delegated local agencies)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-GM-040	Minneapolis Home + Garden Show home page: COVID-19 NOTICE, show of Mar. 3-7, 2021 postponed to Apr. 28-May 2, 2021; Virtual Showroom (as captured Jan. 25, 2021)Minneapolis Home + Garden Show	Marketplace Events	Minneapolis (Minneapolis Convention Center), MNOrganizer			Organizer notice	Primary source read

Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-33 (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-041)
Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees' (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-34 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-042)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution 2021R-261 (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-019)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, August 31, 2021 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-043)
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), Enterprise Employee Resources, under the Governor's Aug. 11, 2021 direction, HR/LR Policy #1446, COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and Testing (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-044)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021) (Sept. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-044)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-075 (September 10, 2021) (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-020)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-37 (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-045)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Oct. 18, 2021) (Ex. MN-055)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2022-01 (Jan. 5, 2022) (Ex. MET-MSP-063)
Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part), Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-018)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Minnesota Legislature (codified; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.12, subd. 1 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-001)
Minnesota Legislature (Laws 2002, ch. 402, the Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act, as amended; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.419 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-002)
Minnesota Legislature (Laws 2005, ch. 149, § 5; Laws 2018, ch. 167, §§ 2-3), Minn. Stat. § 144.4196 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-003)
Minnesota Legislature (Health Enforcement Consolidation Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 144.989-144.993; administered by the Commissioner of Health), Minn. Stat. § 144.99 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-004)
Minnesota Legislature (Local Public Health Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 145A), Minn. Stat. § 145A.04 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-005)
Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996, Minn. Stat. ch. 12, as amended), Minn. Stat. ch. 12 (2020), Emergency Management (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-006)
Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minn. Stat. ch. 182; administered by the Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA, under an approved State plan, 29 U.S.C. § 667), Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (2020), Occupational Safety and Health (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-007)
Minnesota Legislature (Minn. Stat. ch. 157, Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; administered by the Commissioner of Health and delegated local agencies), Minn. Stat. § 157.20 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-008)
Marketplace Events, Minneapolis Home + Garden Show home page: COVID-19 NOTICE, show of Mar. 3-7, 2021 postponed to Apr. 28-May 2, 2021; Virtual Showroom (as captured Jan. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-09-GM-040)

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