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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-052	Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areasOrder of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health (face coverings), April 10, 2020	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-162	Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020)	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)	City of Salem, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-155	Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules)Brookline COVID-19 information page (brooklinema.gov/covid-19, raw Wayback capture of May 1, 2020)	Town of Brookline	Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-092	MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)	MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-053	Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace 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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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

Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areas (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-052)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent), Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibited (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-162)
Town of Brookline, Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules) (Ex. MET-BOS-155)
MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31), MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-092)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Revising Face Coverings Mandate for Summer Months (universal mask mandate, $300 fine) (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-053)
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 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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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, 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, 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 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, 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)

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