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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-170	Executive Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew)Citywide Curfew Repealed Effective January 25th at 5:00 AM (brockton.ma.us news)	Mayor Robert F. Sullivan	City of Brockton (Plymouth County), MassachusettsCity	Jan. 22, 2021	2021 Q1	Curfew and hoursOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-031	Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2... (January 29, 2021), then Phase III Step 1Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 29, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-060	Emergency Order Adjusting Operational Limits in the City of Somerville (limited Phase 3 Step 1; Appendix A)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Adjusting Operational Limits in the City of Somerville	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Feb. 1, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-012	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity RestrictionsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity Restrictions	Licensing Board for the City of Boston	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 1, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-017	City of Boston announcement: Boston enters a modified Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, 2021 with exceptionsBoston will enter modified version of Phase 3, Step 2 of the State's reopening plan on Monday (boston.gov, February 26, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-032	Temporary Emergency Order Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan with Certain ExceptionsTemporary Emergency Order Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan with Certain Exceptions, Issued on February…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-082	Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Within the Town (revised March 4, 2021)Town of Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of…	Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health	Town of Provincetown, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 4, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-018	City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-033	Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan and Concerning Gatherings in the City of CambridgeTemporary Emergency Order Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan and Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 22, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-034	Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Amending Outdoor Mask Requirements and Requiring the Wearing of Masks in All Indoor Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential BuildingsFourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Amending Outdoor Mask Requirements and Requiring the Wearing of Masks in All Indoor Public Places…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-055	Emergency Order Regarding Phase IV Gathering LimitationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Phase IV Gathering Limitations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-065	Order Rescinding Face Coverings MandateCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order Rescinding Face Coverings Mandate	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-035	Order Rescinding the City's Emergency Orders Concerning (1) Requirements for Fitness Center and Health Club Operations; (2) Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 with Certain Exceptions; and (3) Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 and Concerning GatheringsOrder Rescinding the City's Emergency Orders Concerning: (1) Requirements for Fitness Center and Health Club Operations; (2) Advancing to…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-061	Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I OperationsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I Operations	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-095	MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removalReminder: Face Coverings Are Required on MBTA Vehicles, Stations, Platforms (posted May 14, 2021)	MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-062	Emergency Order RescissionsCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Rescissions	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	May 24, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-112	Notice that all Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expire May 29, 2021Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expires on May 29 (chelseama.gov, May 19, 2021)	Chelsea Board of Health	City of Chelsea, MassachusettsCity	May 19, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-039	Order Rescinding the Amended Temporary Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement, Establishing Requirements for Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling Units, and Establishing Requirements for All Real Estate Showings of Occupied Dwelling UnitsOrder Rescinding the Amended Temporary Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement..., Effective June 15, 2021	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	June 15, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-064	Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction EnforcementCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	June 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-083	Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 CasesPublic Health Advisory, July 19, 2021	Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment	Town of Provincetown and Barnstable County, MassachusettsCounty	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-131	Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021)	City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.	City of Worcester, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-063	Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-013	Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of BostonOrder Requiring Face Coverings in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-014	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational ProtocolsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols	Licensing Board for the City of Boston (under Acting Mayor Kim Janey)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-019	City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021)	Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source

Mayor Robert F. Sullivan, Executive Order - Public Health Curfew Rescission (withdrawing the citywide 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew) (Jan. 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-170)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Order Extending Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2... (January 29, 2021), then Phase III Step 1 (Jan. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-031)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Adjusting Operational Limits in the City of Somerville (limited Phase 3 Step 1; Appendix A) (Feb. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-060)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston, Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Changes to Restaurant Capacity Restrictions (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-012)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez, City of Boston announcement: Boston enters a modified Phase 3, Step 2 on March 1, 2021 with exceptions (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-017)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan with Certain Exceptions (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-032)
Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Within the Town (revised March 4, 2021) (Mar. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-082)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021 (Mar. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-018)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan and Concerning Gatherings in the City of Cambridge (Mar. 22, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-033)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Amending Outdoor Mask Requirements and Requiring the Wearing of Masks in All Indoor Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-034)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Regarding Phase IV Gathering Limitations (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-055)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Order Rescinding Face Coverings Mandate (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-065)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Order Rescinding the City's Emergency Orders Concerning (1) Requirements for Fitness Center and Health Club Operations; (2) Advancing to Phase III, Step 2 with Certain Exceptions; and (3) Delaying Phase IV, Step 1 and Concerning Gatherings (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-035)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Advancing to Limited Phase IV, Step I Operations (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-061)
MBTA (applying the CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA security directives), MBTA reminder: face coverings required on all MBTA vehicles, stations and platforms regardless of vaccination status; refusal grounds for denial of boarding or removal (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-095)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Rescissions (May 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-062)
Chelsea Board of Health, Notice that all Orders of the Chelsea Board of Health imposing COVID restrictions expire May 29, 2021 (May 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-112)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Order Rescinding the Amended Temporary Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement, Establishing Requirements for Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling Units, and Establishing Requirements for All Real Estate Showings of Occupied Dwelling Units (June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-039)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, Emergency Order Revoking and Replacing Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement (June 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-064)
Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 Cases (July 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-083)
City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr, Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildings (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-131)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services), Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate) (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-063)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of Boston (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-013)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston (under Acting Mayor Kim Janey), Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols (Aug. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-014)
Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021), City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta Variant (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-019)

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