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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024	Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health'Mobilization of 20 Army National Guard medics of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to State active duty, Mar. 15-20, 2020, at the ADH…	Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor'	Arkansas National Guard (by order of the Governor, at the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management); State levelState	Mar. 14, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SD-002	Executive Order 2020-05Non-essential State personnel to work remotely; work-related out-of-state travel prohibited	Governor Kristi Noem	South DakotaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-080	Insurance Circular Letter No. 6 (2020)Telehealth and COVID-19 (cost-sharing waiver; emergency regulation to follow)	Department of Financial Services	New YorkState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020)PA Turnpike Temporarily Will Not Accept Cash To Safeguard Employee and Traveler Health	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Commonwealth instrumentality; 552-mile toll system)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022	SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020Visitation suspended 30 days; all inmate facility transfers suspended 30 days; all work release and labor crews suspended 14 days; official…	South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's Office	South Carolina Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023	DOC 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 levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081	ADOC 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 levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-062	Mandatory 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 Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-034	CTDOT 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 Line	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)	Connecticut (Shore Line East; Hartford Line New Haven-Springfield)State	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046	NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering orderN.C. Ferry Division Strengthens Protections During COVID-19 Outbreak	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold Thomas	North Carolina (NCDOT Ferry System: Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, Neuse and Cape Fear routes)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100	PennDOT '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 Gramian	Pennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-072	Port Tampa Bay notice, Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations (Mar. 16, 2020)Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations	Port Tampa Bay	Port Tampa Bay (Tampa Port Authority)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. CA-005	Executive Order N-28-20Executive Order N-28-20 (authorizing local governments to halt evictions; protecting against utility shutoffs)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. ECO-B-099	WMATA, '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 Authority	District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. HI-002	Supplementary Proclamation (First)Supplementary Proclamation suspending certain laws to enable State and county responses to COVID-19	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MD-038	Order 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-19	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MI-006	Executive Order 2020-10Temporary expansions in unemployment eligibility and cost-sharing	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. NE-041	Executive Order 20-02Out of State Travel Ban	Governor Pete Ricketts	Nebraska (executive-branch agencies)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. NY-010	Executive Order No. 202.3Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo	New YorkState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040	Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements	Governor Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-050	Executive Order N-28-20Executive Order N-28-20 (suspension of statutory preemption of local eviction and foreclosure protections; request to financial…	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-046	Executive Order N-28-20Executive Order on evictions, foreclosures and utility shutoffs (local authority; Penal Code 396)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-007	USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020)Systemwide suspension of instruction, move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020, closure of residence halls, cancellation…	University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents)	Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careOther	Primary source read

Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor', Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health' (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Governor Kristi Noem, Executive Order 2020-05 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SD-002)
Department of Financial Services, Insurance Circular Letter No. 6 (2020) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-080)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051)
South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's Office, SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022)
Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley), DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023)
Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn), ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081)
New Jersey Department of Health, Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff (supersedes the March 13, 2020 visitation guidance) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-062)
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), CTDOT 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 cancelled (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-034)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold Thomas, NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering order (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT '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 filings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100)
Port Tampa Bay, Port Tampa Bay notice, Port Tampa Bay announces COVID-19 related cancellations (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-072)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-28-20 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. CA-005)
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)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMATA, 'COVID-19 Information: Service Changes due to the public health emergency' (page as of May 13, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-099)
Governor David Y. Ige, Supplementary Proclamation (First) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. HI-002)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19 (Ex. MD-038)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-10 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MI-006)
Governor Pete Ricketts, Executive Order 20-02 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NE-041)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Executive Order No. 202.3 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NY-010)
Governor Abbott, Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-040)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-28-20 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-050)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-28-20 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-046)
University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents), USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-27-007)

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