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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-PA-018	Statute (Liquor Code, Act of Apr. 12, 1951, P.L. 90, No. 21, sec. 471)Liquor Code section 471, Revocation and Suspension of Licenses; Fines	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 12, 1951	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003	Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of Governor	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 26, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-014	Regulation (7 Pa. Code ch. 46, subch. H, sec. 46.1144)7 Pa. Code sec. 46.1144, Conditions of retention: responsibilities of the retail food facility operator	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 11, 2014	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	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. PA-082	Press release: Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery)Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties to Stop Spread of COVID-19	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099	PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopenedPennDOT Reopens Select Rest Areas for Truck Parking	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (30 PennDOT rest areas statewide; 13 reopened for truck parking on I-79, I-80 and I-81)State	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. PA-081	Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076	PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021)COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Updates on COVID-19 relating to the Port of Philadelphia	PhilaPort	PhilaPort (Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-002	Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020), sec. 1 and sec. 2Closure of all businesses that are not life sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020; list amended Mar. 20, 24, Apr. 20, May 19, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. PA-003	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life SustainingOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-004	Pennsylvania life-sustaining business list (Mar. 19, 2020)Industry Operation Guidance (Life Sustaining Business list)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health (incorporated into PA-002 and PA-003)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-140	Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Pennsylvania life-sustaining business orders and list (elective procedures prohibited); DOH ASF guidance	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-012	Industry Operation Guidance (Life-Sustaining Business list)Life-Sustaining Business list of March 19, 2020	Governor Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-007	Industry Operation Guidance: Life-Sustaining Businesses list accompanying the Mar. 19, 2020 Orders closing all businesses that are not life sustainingLife-Sustaining Business list (version captured Mar. 20, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-021	Industry Operation Guidance: list of life-sustaining businesses that may continue physical operations (accompanying the Order of the Governor and Order of the Secretary of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining, Mar. 19, 2020)COVID-19 Life Sustaining Business list (Mar. 19, 2020 version)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (list implementing the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closure	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-18-020	Industry Operation Guidance / Life-Sustaining Business list accompanying the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing all businesses that are not life-sustainingLife Sustaining Business (industry list by NAICS)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-053	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission closure of all 17 service plazas (Mar. 17, 2020) and reopening on Mar. 20, 2020 with restrooms and limited take-out food onlyPA Turnpike to Reopen All 17 Service Plazas Starting Friday Morning: Restrooms and limited food items will be available inside each facility	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (17 service plazas)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-050	Amendment to the Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (enforcement date)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-058	REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020)DOH directs facilities to cease all dental treatment except urgent and emergency procedures	Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-010	Enforcement guidance (letter)Business Closure Order Enforcement Guidance (letter to law enforcement executives and District Attorneys)	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (letter to the law-enforcement community and District Attorneys, published by the Pennsylvania State Police)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. PA-053	Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the PublicGuidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency	Governor's Office and Department of State (guidance implementing the Apr. 20, 2020 amendment to the closure orders)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-110	Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1)Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 20, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-08-013	Life-Sustaining Business Frequently Asked Questions (Apr. 20, 2020)Life Sustaining Business Frequently Asked Questions	Governor's Office	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. PA-054	Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010)Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency	Governor's Office and Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-111	Amendment of Apr. 27, 2020 permitting golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds to reopen May 1, 2020, and moving the construction restart to May 1, 2020Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 27, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source

General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Liquor Code, Act of Apr. 12, 1951, P.L. 90, No. 21, sec. 471) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-018)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-003)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Regulation (7 Pa. Code ch. 46, subch. H, sec. 46.1144) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-014)
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)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-082)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopened (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-081)
PhilaPort, PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020), sec. 1 and sec. 2 (Ex. PA-002)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. PA-003)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health (incorporated into PA-002 and PA-003), Pennsylvania life-sustaining business list (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. PA-004)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-140)
Governor Wolf and Secretary of Health, Industry Operation Guidance (Life-Sustaining Business list) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-012)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Industry Operation Guidance: Life-Sustaining Businesses list accompanying the Mar. 19, 2020 Orders closing all businesses that are not life sustaining (Ex. SEC-09-007)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (list implementing the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020), Industry Operation Guidance: list of life-sustaining businesses that may continue physical operations (accompanying the Order of the Governor and Order of the Secretary of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining, Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-021)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Industry Operation Guidance / Life-Sustaining Business list accompanying the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing all businesses that are not life-sustaining (Ex. SEC-18-020)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission closure of all 17 service plazas (Mar. 17, 2020) and reopening on Mar. 20, 2020 with restrooms and limited take-out food only (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-053)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (enforcement date) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-050)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-058)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (letter to the law-enforcement community and District Attorneys, published by the Pennsylvania State Police), Enforcement guidance (letter) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-010)
Governor's Office and Department of State (guidance implementing the Apr. 20, 2020 amendment to the closure orders), Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-053)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1) (Ex. PA-110)
Governor's Office, Life-Sustaining Business Frequently Asked Questions (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-013)
Governor's Office and Department of Health, Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010) (Ex. PA-054)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment of Apr. 27, 2020 permitting golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds to reopen May 1, 2020, and moving the construction restart to May 1, 2020 (Ex. PA-111)

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