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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MI-010	MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-001	D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2304Issuance of emergency executive order	Council of the District of Columbia	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 5, 1981	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011	Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g)Movement of People; Declaration of Local Disaster (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises)	Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1987	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004	Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or order	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Sept. 10, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007	Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…	Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Jan. 1, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-026	DPS&C Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response notice of Mar. 12, 2020 (inmate notification of visiting suspension)All visiting suspended at State prisons effective immediately, attorney visits included and reviewed case by case; off-site non-emergent…	Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Secretary James M. LeBlanc)	Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Corrections Services); State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and duties	Nebraska Legislature	NebraskaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. NH-001	Executive Order 2020-04An order declaring a state of emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. RI-002	Executive Order 20-03Supplemental Emergency Declaration (quarantine of international arrivals)	Governor Gina M. Raimondo	Rhode IslandState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	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. 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-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. 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. 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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-001	MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' service-status notice, last updated Mar. 17, 2020 7:00 p.m.: system-wide service reductions effective Mar. 18, 2020; rear-door boarding on all bus routes; Transit Store and Reduced Fare Certification Office closed from Mar. 16Coronavirus Updates - Service Status (service reductions on all vehicle modes effective Wednesday, March 18)	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)	Maryland (Baltimore region; MARC Penn, Camden and Brunswick Lines to Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, W. Va.)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-011	Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures to mitigate further spread of COVID-19 (closure of schools and institutions of higher education…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-010	CTDOT press release, Mar. 19, 2020, 'CTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations': rear-door boarding effective immediately on all CTtransit and CTfastrak buses and all transit districts in Connecticut; 100 barrier-equipped buses redeployed; public to reserve transit for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLYCTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations - Measures to Safeguard Passengers and Bus Drivers, and to Maintain Continuity of…	Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Bureau of Public Transportation	Connecticut (statewide: CTtransit, CTfastrak and all transit districts)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. CA-002	Executive Order N-33-20Executive Order N-33-20 (statewide stay-at-home order incorporating the State Public Health Officer's order of March 19, 2020) (attested…	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. CA-007	Executive Order N-33-20 with the Order of the State Public Health Officer of March 19, 2020 (text copy)Executive Order N-33-20 (statewide stay-at-home order)	Governor Gavin Newsom; State Public Health Officer Sonia Angell	CaliforniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-089	Essential Service Letter for State-licensed San Francisco Bar Pilots (Mar. 20, 2020)To whom it may concern: San Francisco Bar Pilot essential government service letter	Allen Garfinkle, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun	Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (State of California)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. NC-039	Executive Order No. 119Facilitating Critical Motor Vehicle Operations and Delegating Authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to…	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-089	MTA press release, Aug. 18, 2020: front-door boarding and fare collection resume on all local and SBS buses Aug. 31, 2020; rear-door boarding had been implemented Mar. 23, 2020; polycarbonate operator barriers on 4,800 local buses; seat behind the operator blocked; forgone bus fares of $159 million; Bridge and Tunnel Officers and EAGLE teams to enforce fare payment and mask requirementMTA Announces Front-Door Boarding and Fare Collection to Resume on All Local and SBS Buses Beginning Monday, August 31	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit; MTA Bus Company	New York (New York City; all MTA local and Select Bus Service buses)State	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. FL-011	Executive Order 20-80Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Airport Screening and Isolation	Governor Ron DeSantis	FloridaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. FL-012	Executive Order 20-82Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Isolation of Individuals Traveling to Florida	Governor Ron DeSantis	FloridaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-041	Executive Order 20-82Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Isolation of Individuals Traveling to Florida (New York Tri-State Area)	Governor Ron DeSantis	FloridaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanor (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-010)
Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2304 (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-001)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-007)
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Secretary James M. LeBlanc), DPS&C Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response notice of Mar. 12, 2020 (inmate notification of visiting suspension) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-026)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-008)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Executive Order 2020-04 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NH-001)
Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. RI-002)
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)
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)
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)
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 Pete Ricketts, Executive Order 20-02 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NE-041)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' service-status notice, last updated Mar. 17, 2020 7:00 p.m.: system-wide service reductions effective Mar. 18, 2020; rear-door boarding on all bus routes; Transit Store and Reduced Fare Certification Office closed from Mar. 16 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-001)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 104 (2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-011)
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Bureau of Public Transportation, CTDOT press release, Mar. 19, 2020, 'CTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations': rear-door boarding effective immediately on all CTtransit and CTfastrak buses and all transit districts in Connecticut; 100 barrier-equipped buses redeployed; public to reserve transit for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-010)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-33-20 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. CA-002)
Governor Gavin Newsom; State Public Health Officer Sonia Angell, Executive Order N-33-20 with the Order of the State Public Health Officer of March 19, 2020 (text copy) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. CA-007)
Allen Garfinkle, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, Essential Service Letter for State-licensed San Francisco Bar Pilots (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-089)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 119 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-039)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit; MTA Bus Company, MTA press release, Aug. 18, 2020: front-door boarding and fare collection resume on all local and SBS buses Aug. 31, 2020; rear-door boarding had been implemented Mar. 23, 2020; polycarbonate operator barriers on 4,800 local buses; seat behind the operator blocked; forgone bus fares of $159 million; Bridge and Tunnel Officers and EAGLE teams to enforce fare payment and mask requirement (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-089)
Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-80 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. FL-011)
Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-82 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. FL-012)
Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-82 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-041)

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