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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DCM-082	Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase OneNorthern Virginia Phase Zero extended to 11:59 p.m. May 28, 2020	Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request)	Arlington County and Northern VirginiaCounty	May 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-005	Amended Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside: Clarification of Governor's Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Short Term Lodging FacilitiesAmended Order... Clarification of Governor's 'Stay-at-Home' Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities	Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-039	Directive of the El Dorado County Public Health Officer Clarifying the Governor's March 19 'Stay at Home Order' as It Pertains to the Use of Lodging Facilities in El Dorado County, Mar. 24, 2020Directive of the El Dorado County Public Health Officer Clarifying the Governor's March 19 "Stay at Home Order" as It Pertains to the Use of…	El Dorado County Public Health Officer (Nancy Williams, MD, MPH)	El Dorado County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-042	News release, 'Washington state parks and wildlife areas to close following governor's order' (closure of all State-managed recreation lands, entrance gates and facilities; on-site public services suspended)Washington state parks and wildlife areas to close following governor's order	WDFW, Washington State Parks and DNR, in response to Proclamation 20-25 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' (Ex. WA-016)	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife with State Parks and DNR (State agencies)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-043	Emergency rule closing all recreational fishing and shellfish harvest statewide (announced by news release 'WDFW closes recreational fishing statewide in wake of governor's order to Stay Home, Stay Healthy')WDFW closes recreational fishing statewide in wake of governor's order to 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy'	WDFW (Director Kelly Susewind), by emergency rule	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closure	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017	Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)	Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-021	Order of the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino Clarifying the Governor's Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Lodging FacilitiesOrder... Clarifying the Governor's 'Stay-at-Home' Order as Related to Lodging Facilities (March 27, 2020)	Acting Health Officer Erin Gustafson, M.D., MPH	San Bernardino County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-24-009	Governor's COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020 (announcing the Director's Orders closing older adult day care services and senior centers and prohibiting adult day support and vocational habilitation services in congregate settings)COVID-19 Update: March 21, 2020	Governor Mike DeWine (COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020, announcing the Director of Health's orders)	OhioState	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-011	Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned Lamont	Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.)	Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)Court	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-009	Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry GuidanceDelaware's Reopening: Phase 2, June 15, 2020 (Governor John Carney; de.gov/economy)	Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health)	DelawareState	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007	StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-008	R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9Governor's responsibilities relating to disaster emergencies	Rhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials)	Rhode IslandState	July 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-006	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107Emergency management powers of the governor	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. KS-027	House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session)An act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas... relating to the state of disaster emergency; powers of…	Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session)	KansasState	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. MD-003	Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Amending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, and Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and TheatersAmending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020... Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and Theaters	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 16, 2020		Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MD-004	Order of the Governor No. 20-03-19-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 16, 2020 (gatherings over 10; enclosed malls and recreational establishments closed)Amending and Restating the Order of March 16, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, Bars, Restaurants…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 19, 2020		Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MD-012	Order of the Governor No. 20-06-03-01 (Stage Two), Amending and Restating the Order of May 27, 2020Amending and Restating the Order of May 27, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulation	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MD-013	Order of the Governor No. 20-06-10-01, Amending and Restating the Order of June 3, 2020 (indoor dining 50% from June 12; fitness centers, malls, casinos, racing and indoor recreation 50% from June 19)Amending and Restating the Order of June 3, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulation	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	June 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MD-016	Order of the Governor No. 20-09-01-01 (Stage Three), Amending and Restating the Order of August 3, 2020 (religious facilities and retail 75%; indoor theaters and outdoor venues 50% with numeric caps)Amending and Restating the Order of August 3, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulation…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MD-039	Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe FacilitiesDelegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe Facilities	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SD-033	2020 House Bill 1296 (enrolled), amending SDCL 34-48A-5 and adding 34-48A-5.1An Act to revise the authority of the Governor in times of a disaster, act of terrorism, or emergency and to declare an emergency	South Dakota Legislature; signed by the Governor	South DakotaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closure	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. DUT-IA-005	Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 29C - Emergency Management and Security	Iowa General Assembly	IowaState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOther	Primary source read

Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request), Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase One (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-082)
Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Amended Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside: Clarification of Governor's Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-005)
El Dorado County Public Health Officer (Nancy Williams, MD, MPH), Directive of the El Dorado County Public Health Officer Clarifying the Governor's March 19 'Stay at Home Order' as It Pertains to the Use of Lodging Facilities in El Dorado County, Mar. 24, 2020 (Ex. MET-SAC-039)
WDFW, Washington State Parks and DNR, in response to Proclamation 20-25 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' (Ex. WA-016), News release, 'Washington state parks and wildlife areas to close following governor's order' (closure of all State-managed recreation lands, entrance gates and facilities; on-site public services suspended) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-042)
WDFW (Director Kelly Susewind), by emergency rule, Emergency rule closing all recreational fishing and shellfish harvest statewide (announced by news release 'WDFW closes recreational fishing statewide in wake of governor's order to Stay Home, Stay Healthy') (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-043)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.), Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders) (Ex. DUT-MD-017)
Acting Health Officer Erin Gustafson, M.D., MPH, Order of the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino Clarifying the Governor's Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Lodging Facilities (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-021)
Governor Mike DeWine (COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020, announcing the Director of Health's orders), Governor's COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020 (announcing the Director's Orders closing older adult day care services and senior centers and prohibiting adult day support and vocational habilitation services in congregate settings) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-009)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.), Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-011)
Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health), Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry Guidance (Ex. DUT-DE-009)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
Rhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials), R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-008)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-006)
Kansas Legislature (2020 Special Session), House Bill 2016 (2020 Special Session) (June 8, 2020) (Ex. KS-027)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Amending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, and Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and Theaters (Ex. MD-003)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-03-19-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 16, 2020 (gatherings over 10; enclosed malls and recreational establishments closed) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MD-004)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-06-03-01 (Stage Two), Amending and Restating the Order of May 27, 2020 (June 3, 2020) (Ex. MD-012)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-06-10-01, Amending and Restating the Order of June 3, 2020 (indoor dining 50% from June 12; fitness centers, malls, casinos, racing and indoor recreation 50% from June 19) (June 10, 2020) (Ex. MD-013)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-09-01-01 (Stage Three), Amending and Restating the Order of August 3, 2020 (religious facilities and retail 75%; indoor theaters and outdoor venues 50% with numeric caps) (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. MD-016)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe Facilities (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. MD-039)
South Dakota Legislature; signed by the Governor, 2020 House Bill 1296 (enrolled), amending SDCL 34-48A-5 and adding 34-48A-5.1 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SD-033)
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)
Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-005)

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