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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-077	CT DOC 'Press Releases Related to COVID-19' page (as archived Apr. 18, 2020)Index of the Department's COVID-19 releases (March-April 2020), recording that the Department's COVID-19 'safety measures have been extended…	Connecticut Department of Correction (Commissioner Rollin Cook)	Connecticut Department of Correction; State levelState	Apr. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-034	'Update: Board of Directors Meeting During COVID-19' (May 18, 2020)Notice that the Board meets remotely 'due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)'	Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority	Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, PennsylvaniaState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074	Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020)The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled	Ohio Expositions Commission	Ohio Expositions Commission (State agency, Ohio Rev. Code ch. 991)State	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-010	News release, 'DEEP Issues State Park Operations Plan Heading into Summer Season' (parks open with capacity limits, distancing and face coverings; inland swim areas closed; groups over five prohibited)State Parks Remain Open with Restrictions; Shoreline Swimming Areas Open; Inland Swimming Areas Closed, Capacity Limits and Social…	Connecticut DEEP	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)State	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-073	Minnesota State Fair announcement, '2020 State Fair Canceled' (fair dates Aug. 27 - Sept. 7, 2020)2020 State Fair Canceled	Minnesota State Agricultural Society, Board of Managers	Minnesota State Agricultural Society (public corporation of the State of Minnesota; operator of the Minnesota State Fair)State	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051	NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apartN.C. Ferry Service to Increase Starting Saturday	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)State	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving Schools	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)State	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-049	News release, 'State public lands managers to reopen campgrounds in 22 counties' (camping reopens June 1 only in Phase 2 counties approved by county officials; cabins, yurts, group campsites and other overnight accommodations remain closed)State public lands managers to reopen campgrounds in 22 counties	Washington State Parks, WDFW, DNR	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, WDFW and DNR (State agencies)State	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-050	News release, 'Washington fishing license sales reopen to out-of-state residents' (records that non-resident fishing licence sales were suspended in late April 2020 and resumed June 1, 2020)Washington fishing license sales reopen to out-of-state residents	WDFW Licensing Division	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)State	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-067	Thruway Authority resumption of cash toll collection on the ticketed system effective 11:59 p.m., June 3, 2020 (ending the emergency license-plate billing of Mar. 22 - June 3, 2020)Thruway Authority Announces Cash Toll Collection Will Resume on the Ticketed System Tonight, June 3, 2020	New York State Thruway Authority (Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll)	New York State Thruway AuthorityState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-003	MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated June 30, 2020 12:30 p.m.: Phase 1 status through July 12 (Saturday schedules on Light Rail and Metro Subway; rear-door boarding; Express BusLink suspended); Phase 2 from July 12, 2020 (front-door boarding and cash fares resume); MARC and Commuter Bus back to published R and S schedules from June 8, 2020; face coverings requiredCoronavirus Updates - Phase 1: Current Status through July 12; Phase 2: Increase Service (front-door bus boarding resumes July 12)	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)	MarylandState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075	Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020)The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021 (Fair Updates FAQ)	Iowa State Fair Board	Iowa State Fair Board (State authority, Iowa Code ch. 173)State	June 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-041	CTDOT press release, June 17, 2020: masks to be worn on public transportation; rear-door boarding continues; 'Travel on buses and trains was restricted to essential travel only'; New Haven Line, Hartford Line and Shore Line East on a limited schedule (ridership once down more than 90 percent); Danbury and Waterbury Line service suspended; bus ridership down about 50 percent early; 23 service plazas fully open; seven rest areas returned to normal operationsCTDOT Reminds Travelers to Wear Masks - Be Aware of Social Distancing and Stay Safe	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph J. Giulietti	Connecticut (statewide bus and rail; service plazas and rest areas)State	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009	WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles	Wisconsin (State agency: Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)State	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104	Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner')Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner: 2020 State Fair Canceled	Governor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy Waffner	New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; The Great New York State Fair (State agency)State	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-011	News release, 'DEEP to Open State Park, Forest Campgrounds for Summer Season on July 8' (campgrounds closed until July 8, 2020)DEEP to Open State Park, Forest Campgrounds for Summer Season on July 8	Connecticut DEEP (Commissioner Katie Dykes)	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)State	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005	Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020)Idaho Back to School Framework 2020: expectations, guidelines and best practices for the 2020-21 school year by community transmission…	Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letter	Idaho State Board of Education, with the Office of the Governor and the State Department of Education; State levelState	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016	Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020)Reopening guidance for the 2020-21 school year: mandatory plan elements (health checks, distancing, face coverings, cleaning…	New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa)	New York State Education Department and Board of Regents; State levelState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058	MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-024	CIF Statement on 2020-21 Sports Calendar (July 20, 2020)Two-season calendar for 2020-21 with fall sports moved to December 2020-January 2021 starts	California Interscholastic Federation	California Interscholastic Federation; State levelState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-027	NJMVC website notice (as archived July 21, 2020): licenses, IDs, registrations, inspections and temporary tags 'extended again' to at least September 30; West Deptford center closed after an employee tested positiveNJMVC notice of July 21, 2020: extensions to at least September 30, 2020; regional center closure	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission	New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)State	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-064	2020-21 Football COVID Calendar and Update (modified activities calendar of July 21, 2020)Modified 2020-21 calendar: conference 6A and 5A football practice delayed to September 7 and first games to September 24, 2020; 1A-4A on the…	University Interscholastic League	University Interscholastic League; State levelState	July 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076	N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020	N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)State	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072	Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled)Kansas State Fair Cancellation (2020 Cancellation FAQs)	Kansas State Fair Board	Kansas State Fair Board (State agency)State	Aug. 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
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

Connecticut Department of Correction (Commissioner Rollin Cook), CT DOC 'Press Releases Related to COVID-19' page (as archived Apr. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-077)
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, 'Update: Board of Directors Meeting During COVID-19' (May 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-034)
Ohio Expositions Commission, Ohio Expositions Commission announcement, 'The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled' (fair dates July 29 - Aug. 9, 2020) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-074)
Connecticut DEEP, News release, 'DEEP Issues State Park Operations Plan Heading into Summer Season' (parks open with capacity limits, distancing and face coverings; inland swim areas closed; groups over five prohibited) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-010)
Minnesota State Agricultural Society, Board of Managers, Minnesota State Fair announcement, '2020 State Fair Canceled' (fair dates Aug. 27 - Sept. 7, 2020) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-073)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073)
Washington State Parks, WDFW, DNR, News release, 'State public lands managers to reopen campgrounds in 22 counties' (camping reopens June 1 only in Phase 2 counties approved by county officials; cabins, yurts, group campsites and other overnight accommodations remain closed) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-049)
WDFW Licensing Division, News release, 'Washington fishing license sales reopen to out-of-state residents' (records that non-resident fishing licence sales were suspended in late April 2020 and resumed June 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-050)
New York State Thruway Authority (Executive Director Matthew J. Driscoll), Thruway Authority resumption of cash toll collection on the ticketed system effective 11:59 p.m., June 3, 2020 (ending the emergency license-plate billing of Mar. 22 - June 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-067)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated June 30, 2020 12:30 p.m.: Phase 1 status through July 12 (Saturday schedules on Light Rail and Metro Subway; rear-door boarding; Express BusLink suspended); Phase 2 from July 12, 2020 (front-door boarding and cash fares resume); MARC and Commuter Bus back to published R and S schedules from June 8, 2020; face coverings required (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-003)
Iowa State Fair Board, Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020) (June 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075)
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph J. Giulietti, CTDOT press release, June 17, 2020: masks to be worn on public transportation; rear-door boarding continues; 'Travel on buses and trains was restricted to essential travel only'; New Haven Line, Hartford Line and Shore Line East on a limited schedule (ridership once down more than 90 percent); Danbury and Waterbury Line service suspended; bus ridership down about 50 percent early; 23 service plazas fully open; seven rest areas returned to normal operations (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-041)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, WisDOT news release: Extension for renewing expired driver licenses ends July 25 (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009)
Governor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy Waffner, Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner') (July 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104)
Connecticut DEEP (Commissioner Katie Dykes), News release, 'DEEP to Open State Park, Forest Campgrounds for Summer Season on July 8' (campgrounds closed until July 8, 2020) (June 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-011)
Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letter, Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005)
New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa), Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue) (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058)
California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Statement on 2020-21 Sports Calendar (July 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-024)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, NJMVC website notice (as archived July 21, 2020): licenses, IDs, registrations, inspections and temporary tags 'extended again' to at least September 30; West Deptford center closed after an employee tested positive (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-027)
University Interscholastic League, 2020-21 Football COVID Calendar and Update (modified activities calendar of July 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-064)
N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler), N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020 (July 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076)
Kansas State Fair Board, Kansas State Fair Board announcement and 'Kansas State Fair Cancellation' FAQ (2020 Kansas State Fair, Sept. 11-20, 2020, cancelled) (Aug. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-072)
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)

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