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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-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-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. 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. 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. 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. 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. ECO-C-010	Second Supplementary Proclamation (Mar. 21, 2020) as described in the HDOT release of Mar. 21, 2020Mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for all individuals arriving or returning to the State of Hawaii	Governor David Y. Ige (release by the Hawaii Department of Transportation)	HawaiiState	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-003	Second Supplementary Proclamation and Rules Relating to COVID-19Second Supplementary Proclamation implementing a mandatory self-quarantine for all persons entering the State	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-021	Second Supplementary Proclamation (with Rules Relating to COVID-19)Second Supplementary Proclamation: mandatory self-quarantine of all persons entering the State	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019	WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 'as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border'Start of state ferry service to Canada suspended until April 26 due to COVID-19 situation	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)	Washington (Anacortes - Friday Harbor - Sidney, British Columbia route)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-010	W. Va. Code § 61-5-17Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KY-013	Executive Order 2020-266State of Emergency: travel by residents of other states into Kentucky restricted with 14-day quarantine; reemployment of retired state…	Governor Andy Beshear	KentuckyState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002	MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; 'essential travel only'; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13Coronavirus Updates - Face coverings required effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.; service reductions	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)	MarylandState	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MD-043	Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesAmending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care Facilities	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057	MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-069	All Facilities Letter 20-53 (June 9, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-53.6 (Dec. 27, 2021)COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Implementation and Testing Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities	California Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification Program	CaliforniaState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-009	Utah Code section 53-2a-204Authority of governor -- Federal assistance -- Fraud or willful misstatement in application for financial assistance -- Penalty	Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2; version effective June 25, 2020)	UtahState	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-016	S.B. 5011, High Risk Population Protection Amendments (enrolled copy)High Risk Population Protection Amendments (enacting Utah Code section 26-6-32, Testing for COVID-19 for high-risk individuals at care…	Utah Legislature, 2020 Fifth Special Session (S.B. 5011, Chief Sponsor Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, House Sponsor Rep. Mike Schultz; signed by Governor Herbert July 7, 2020)	UtahState	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersVaccination or testingStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023	WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 'due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements'; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state's health order; WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers'Service to be restored to near pre-pandemic levels on some state ferry routes (Changes set to begin August 22)	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)	Washington (Edmonds/Kingston, Mukilteo/Clinton, Seattle/Bainbridge routes; system-wide precautions)State	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-047	Executive Order 70-20Gathering limit reduced from 25 to 10 and travel sports prohibited in Red, Orange and Gold counties	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Red, Orange and Gold counties)State	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-011	Fourteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (Safe Travels pre-travel testing); Seventeenth Proclamation (10-day quarantine); Emergency Proclamation of July 8, 2021 (vaccination exception)Safe Travels Hawaii: negative pre-travel test within 72 hours or quarantine	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Oct. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004	MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Sept. 30, 2020 2:15 p.m.: face coverings required (Order 20-07-29-01); Fall 2020 Service Modifications effective Nov. 2, 2020 reinstating earlier COVID-19 reductions on MARC and Commuter Bus; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 remain suspended; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with temperature checks and a seven-customer limitCoronavirus Updates - Fall 2020 Service Modifications (MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Monday, November 2)	Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)	MarylandState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. HI-016	Fifteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 EmergencyFifteenth Proclamation (Statewide Face Covering Requirement, Exhibit J; emergency through Dec. 31, 2020)	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Nov. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine 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)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
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)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-008)
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)
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 Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 119 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-039)
Governor David Y. Ige (release by the Hawaii Department of Transportation), Second Supplementary Proclamation (Mar. 21, 2020) as described in the HDOT release of Mar. 21, 2020 (Ex. ECO-C-010)
Governor David Y. Ige, Second Supplementary Proclamation and Rules Relating to COVID-19 (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. HI-003)
Governor David Y. Ige, Second Supplementary Proclamation (with Rules Relating to COVID-19) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-021)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 'as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 61-5-17 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-010)
Governor Andy Beshear, Executive Order 2020-266 (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. KY-013)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; 'essential travel only'; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care Facilities (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MD-043)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057)
California Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification Program, All Facilities Letter 20-53 (June 9, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-53.6 (Dec. 27, 2021) (Ex. SEC-04-069)
Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2; version effective June 25, 2020), Utah Code section 53-2a-204 (standing) (Ex. DUT-UT-009)
Utah Legislature, 2020 Fifth Special Session (S.B. 5011, Chief Sponsor Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, House Sponsor Rep. Mike Schultz; signed by Governor Herbert July 7, 2020), S.B. 5011, High Risk Population Protection Amendments (enrolled copy) (July 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-UT-016)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 'due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements'; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state's health order; WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 70-20 (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. WV-047)
Governor David Y. Ige, Fourteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (Safe Travels pre-travel testing); Seventeenth Proclamation (10-day quarantine); Emergency Proclamation of July 8, 2021 (vaccination exception) (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-011)
Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Sept. 30, 2020 2:15 p.m.: face coverings required (Order 20-07-29-01); Fall 2020 Service Modifications effective Nov. 2, 2020 reinstating earlier COVID-19 reductions on MARC and Commuter Bus; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 remain suspended; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with temperature checks and a seven-customer limit (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004)
Governor David Y. Ige, Fifteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. HI-016)

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