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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19'Inmate visitation suspended 21 days at all prisons and community correction centers; only badged volunteers admitted; Parole Board hearings…Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley)Arkansas Department of Corrections (Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction); State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-046NMCD release, 'New temporary visitation changes to be implemented' (Mar. 16, 2020)All visitation suspended through the end of April 2020, including contact, non-contact and attorney visits in all prison facilitiesNew Mexico Corrections Department (Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero)New Mexico Corrections Department; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020)All visitation, inmate passes, tours and volunteer entry suspended statewide 30 days; all non-emergent inmate community physician…Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn)Alabama Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020)DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 daysCalifornia Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)COVID-19 Response notice on njmvc.gov home pageNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020)New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)StateApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-062Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff (supersedes the March 13, 2020 visitation guidance)Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff at long-term care and pediatric transitional care facilities effective Mar. 16, 2020…New Jersey Department of HealthNew Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-034CTDOT press release, Mar. 14, 2020: Shore Line East on a weekend schedule seven days a week and Hartford Line on a Saturday schedule seven days a week from Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; Shore Line East through-trains to Stamford suspended; two Amtrak Hartford Line trains cancelledService Changes Announced for Shore Line East and Hartford LineConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)Connecticut (Shore Line East; Hartford Line New Haven-Springfield)StateMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin GramianPennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-072Port Tampa Bay notice, Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations (Mar. 16, 2020)Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellationsPort Tampa BayPort Tampa Bay (Tampa Port Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. 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 VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-099WMATA, 'COVID-19 Information: Service Changes due to the public health emergency' (page as of May 13, 2020)WMATA COVID-19 service changes: reduced Metrorail and Metrobus service, station closures and rear-door boarding during the public health…Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IN-003Executive Order 20-04Further Orders and Directives in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 EpidemicGovernor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MD-038Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NE-041Executive Order 20-02Out of State Travel BanGovernor Pete RickettsNebraska (executive-branch agencies)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NJ-107NJMVC public notice (captured Mar. 25, 2020)All MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public from March 16, 2020; licenses, registrations and inspection…New Jersey Motor Vehicle CommissionNew JerseyStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-078Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed)Governor directs state government agencies to minimize face-to-face contact while continuing service deliveryGovernor Michelle Lujan GrishamNew MexicoStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-006Declaration of Emergency Directive 004 (Mar. 20, 2020)Closure of DMV offices; extension of driver license, registration and dealer license expirationsGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. RI-004Executive Order 20-05Third Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Public Meetings and Public Records RequestsGovernor Gina M. RaimondoRhode IslandStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-002Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, etc. Due to CoronavirusGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration RequirementsGovernor AbbottTexasStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TX-002Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government TransparencyGovernor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)TexasStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-011Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020)Department of Licensing (waiver of in-person driver-licensing requirements; office closures)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in servicesCash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)StateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read