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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058	MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue)Updated Boarding Protocols, Standard Fare Collection (effective Monday, July 20, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-082	ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises Consumption (issued July 21, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	July 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-028	COVID-19 Order No. 48Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-091	ABCC Advisory Regarding Extension of Allowance of Outdoor Table ServiceAdvisory Regarding Extension of Allowance of Outdoor Table Service (COVID-19 Order No. 50)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Sept. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007	603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021)603 CMR 27.08: Commissioner to issue health and safety requirements; every district to submit a plan prioritizing in-person instruction with…	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08)	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Feb. 23, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086	ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal RequirementsUpdated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (issued…	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-082	Bulletin 2020-30Continued Flexibility in the Issuance and Administration of Insurance during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Crisis	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of Insurance, Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-103	Bulletin 2020-33Flexibility in the Issuance and Administration of Liquor Liability and Workers' Compensation Coverage for Liquor Licensees Closed to the…	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069	MBTA 'Forging Ahead' Commuter Rail service reductions approved Dec. 14, 2020, effective Jan. 23, 2021 (weekend service eliminated on most lines; reduced weekday schedules)Commuter Rail Schedule Changes Approved in December Take Effect January 23 (2021)	MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (approval Dec. 14, 2020); MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Commuter Rail)State	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	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
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-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. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047	Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text)Board's March 5, 2021 emergency amendment authorizing the Commissioner to determine when hybrid and remote learning models no longer count…	Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board)	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-070	MBTA Spring 2021 Commuter Rail schedules (direction set Feb. 22, 2021; schedules effective Apr. 5, 2021)MBTA Sets Direction for Spring 2021 Commuter Rail Schedules	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Commuter Rail)State	Feb. 22, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	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. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068	603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, as most recently amended May 25, 2021 (current official text, including 27.08 as amended March 5 and May 25, 2021)603 CMR 27.08 as amended: Commissioner's authority to require in-person instruction and to determine that hybrid and remote models no longer…	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State levelState	May 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090	ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related RestrictionsAdvisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (issued May 20, 2021)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037	Commission vote of May 26, 2021: MGC Votes to Rescind COVID-19-Related Orders for Gaming Establishments, Horse Racing and Simulcasting FacilitiesRescission, effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021, of the June 23, 2020, October 8, 2020 and March 11, 2021 orders, on conditions (compliance…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-027	COVID-19 Order No. 69 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-048; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Announcing the Termination of the March 10, 2020 State of Emergency and Rescinding COVID-19 Executive Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	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. MA-054	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor	MassachusettsState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
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

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA updated boarding protocols and resumption of standard fare collection effective July 20, 2020 (end of rear-door-only boarding instituted in March 2020; face coverings and operator-area distancing continue) (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises Consumption (July 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-082)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-026)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-028)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding Extension of Allowance of Outdoor Table Service (Sept. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-091)
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08), 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021) (Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-30 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-082)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-33 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-103)
MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (approval Dec. 14, 2020); MBTA, MBTA 'Forging Ahead' Commuter Rail service reductions approved Dec. 14, 2020, effective Jan. 23, 2021 (weekend service eliminated on most lines; reduced weekday schedules) (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069)
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)
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)
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)
Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board), Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text) (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA Spring 2021 Commuter Rail schedules (direction set Feb. 22, 2021; schedules effective Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-070)
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)
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, as most recently amended May 25, 2021 (current official text, including 27.08 as amended March 5 and May 25, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding the End of COVID-Related Restrictions (May 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-090)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Commission vote of May 26, 2021: MGC Votes to Rescind COVID-19-Related Orders for Gaming Establishments, Horse Racing and Simulcasting Facilities (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 69 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-048; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-027)
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)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders) (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MA-054)
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)

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