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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-VT-011	20 V.S.A. sec. 9 (Emergency powers of Governor)Emergency powers of Governor	Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1, Emergency Management)	VermontState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-005	Wis. Stat. § 323.12 (2019-20), Powers and duties of the governorPowers and duties of the governor, including powers during an emergency: priority of emergency contracts, orders 'necessary for the security…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; exercised by the Governor)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SD-038	Flyer: 'Combat the Spread of COVID-19: Follow the Governor's Executive Order'Governor Noem is directing South Dakotans to do the following	Office of the Governor / covid.sd.gov	South DakotaState	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. VA-002	Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020Amended Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner Declaration of Public Health Emergency	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-002	20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor)Emergency powers of the Governor upon a disaster proclamation, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises	Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-007	La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor)Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: declaration of a state of public health emergency by executive order or proclamation, to be…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. PA-005	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-006	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-009	Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (extension to May 8, 2020)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-home	Primary source read
Ex. PA-051	Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (26 counties; extension to Apr. 30, 2020)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. PA-057	Amendment to Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (extension to June 4, 2020 for counties remaining in the red phase)Amendment to Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. ND-078	House Bill 1118 (2021), an emergency measureState Health Officer statewide orders permitted only during a Governor-declared statewide emergency, with the Governor's consent, and…	Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1118); signed by Governor Burgum	North DakotaState	Apr. 22, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AK-001	Declaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency (COVID-19) and the Governor's COVID-19 Disaster Packet describing itDeclaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency, March 11, 2020	Governor Mike Dunleavy	AlaskaState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-CA-005	Statute: Government Code sections 8565-8574.7 (Emergency Services Act, Article 3, Powers of the Governor)Government Code sections 8565-8574.7: the Governor's orders and regulations under the Act 'shall have the force and effect of law' (section…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-017	News Release 2020-92, Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor's Emergency ProclamationsCircuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor's Emergency Proclamations	Department of the Attorney General, Clare E. Connors, Attorney General	HawaiiState	Oct. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-003	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency)Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency: direction of law enforcement (a)(2); control of ingress, egress, movement and…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-004	Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990)ORS 401.165, 401.168, 401.175, 401.188, 401.192 and 401.990: the Governor's emergency powers, the 'full force and effect of law' of…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-007	Department of Natural Resources Issues Guidance on Governor Hogan's Stay at Home Order (agency directive applying the order to fishing, boating, tournaments, offices and licensing centers)Department of Natural Resources Issues Guidance on Governor Hogan's Stay at Home Order	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Maryland Department of Natural Resources (State agency)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-037	Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, National Guard (Mar. 12, 2020)Ordering the Maryland National Guard into State active duty to enforce the laws and carry out emergency functions for the duration of the…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	Maryland (Governor; Maryland National Guard); State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AL-001	Proclamation by the Governor: State of Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation declaring a state public health emergency; alternative standards of care	Governor Kay Ivey	AlabamaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AL-052	Proclamation by the Governor: State of Emergency (COVID-19), August 13, 2021New state public health emergency for COVID-19 (Delta surge): health-care workforce and hospital capacity measures; FMCSA hours-of-service…	Governor Kay Ivey	AlabamaState	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-005	StatuteGovernor's declaration of a state of emergency and emergency powers, including suspension of statutes and control of ingress, egress…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1, Emergency Management)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-081	Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement)Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (March 30, 2020)	Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz	Arlington County, VirginiaCounty	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
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

Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1, Emergency Management), 20 V.S.A. sec. 9 (Emergency powers of Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-011)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; exercised by the Governor), Wis. Stat. § 323.12 (2019-20), Powers and duties of the governor (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-005)
Office of the Governor / covid.sd.gov, Flyer: 'Combat the Spread of COVID-19: Follow the Governor's Executive Order' (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. SD-038)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. VA-002)
Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act), 20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-002)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-007)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-005)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. PA-006)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (extension to May 8, 2020) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-009)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (26 counties; extension to Apr. 30, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. PA-051)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (extension to June 4, 2020 for counties remaining in the red phase) (May 7, 2020) (Ex. PA-057)
Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1118); signed by Governor Burgum, House Bill 1118 (2021), an emergency measure (Apr. 22, 2021) (Ex. ND-078)
Governor Mike Dunleavy, Declaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency (COVID-19) and the Governor's COVID-19 Disaster Packet describing it (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AK-001)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Government Code sections 8565-8574.7 (Emergency Services Act, Article 3, Powers of the Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-005)
Department of the Attorney General, Clare E. Connors, Attorney General, News Release 2020-92, Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor's Emergency Proclamations (Oct. 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-HI-017)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-003)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-004)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources Issues Guidance on Governor Hogan's Stay at Home Order (agency directive applying the order to fishing, boating, tournaments, offices and licensing centers) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-007)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, National Guard (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-037)
Governor Kay Ivey, Proclamation by the Governor: State of Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AL-001)
Governor Kay Ivey, Proclamation by the Governor: State of Emergency (COVID-19), August 13, 2021 (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. AL-052)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1, Emergency Management), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-005)
Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz, Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-081)
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)

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