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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-022	Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020City of Cambridge Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.), Commissioner of Inspectional Services, Commissioner of Public Works	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-021	Second Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential BuildingsSecond Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale)	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	June 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-057	Emergency Order Extending Business ClosureCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Extending Business Closure	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-160	Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned ParksCity of Salem, Massachusetts, Board of Health, Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City…	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)	City of Salem (Essex County), MassachusettsCity	July 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-008	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020The Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020	Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-172	Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020City of Brockton COVID-19 page: Executive Orders and Announcements (brockton.ma.us/covid19)	Mayor Robert F. Sullivan	City of Brockton, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-024	Third Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential BuildingsThird Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks..., Amended on September 25, 2020	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-009	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updates to the Commonwealth's Safety Standards for RestaurantsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updates to the Commonwealth's Safety Standards for Restaurants	Licensing Board for the City of Boston	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-025	Temporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant OperationsTemporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant Operations (September 25, 2020)	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-026	Temporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (October 2, 2020)	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-028	Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (the 'October 2, 2020 Mask Order')Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks..., Amended on October 2, 2020	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-161	Emergency Order for the month of October 2020: Step 2 of Phase III postponed; table capacity remains six; pedestrian mall restrictions; local traveler formEmergency Order - October 2020: Step 2 Reopening Postponed; Table Capacity Remains 6; Pedestrian Mall Area Restrictions; Local Traveler Form…	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem	City of Salem, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-027	Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (October 2, 2020)	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-056	Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Business Operations (with Exhibit A)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Business Operations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-067	Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering LimitationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering Limitations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-121	Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health…	Nantucket Board of Health	Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-059	Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person LearningCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person Learning	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-093	MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-010	Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback)Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-011	City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts planMayor Walsh announces Boston to temporarily return to modified Phase Two, Step Two of reopening plan (boston.gov, December 14, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-058	Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-029	Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale)	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-016	City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeksModified Phase 2, Step 2 of reopening plan extended in Boston (boston.gov, January 5, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-030	Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of CambridgeOrder Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2..., Issued on January 12, 2021	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-094	FMCB approval of Forging Ahead short-term service reductions for FY21 (commuter rail and ferry from January 2021; bus and rapid transit from March 2021)MBTA Control Board Approves Short-Term Service Changes to Match Current Low Ridership Patterns (posted December 14, 2020)	MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Dec. 14, 2020	2021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read

Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.), Commissioner of Inspectional Services, Commissioner of Public Works, Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order, Amendment No. 2 of June 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-BOS-022)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale), Second Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (June 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-021)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Extending Business Closure (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-057)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent), Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned Parks (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-160)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel), Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020 (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-008)
Mayor Robert F. Sullivan, Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020 (Ex. MET-BOS-172)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Third Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-024)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston, Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updates to the Commonwealth's Safety Standards for Restaurants (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-009)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Regarding Restaurant Operations (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-025)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-026)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (the 'October 2, 2020 Mask Order') (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-028)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem, Emergency Order for the month of October 2020: Step 2 of Phase III postponed; table capacity remains six; pedestrian mall restrictions; local traveler form (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-161)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-027)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Business Operations (with Exhibit A) (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-056)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Regarding Phase III Gathering Limitations (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-067)
Nantucket Board of Health, Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-121)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person Learning (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-059)
MBTA, MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-093)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-010)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-011)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Establishing Supplemental Restrictions in the City of Somerville (modified Phase II Step 2 rollback, with appendix) (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-058)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale), Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-029)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeks (Jan. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-016)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-030)
MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB), FMCB approval of Forging Ahead short-term service reductions for FY21 (commuter rail and ferry from January 2021; bus and rapid transit from March 2021) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-094)

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