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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-093	Department of State summary: Limited Suspension of In-person Regulatory Requirements for Notaries for Real Estate TransactionsNotaries In-person Limited Suspension (Mar. 25, 2020)	Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-108	Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinatedGov. Wolf Announces Vaccine or Test Requirement for Commonwealth Employees in Health Care and High-Risk Congregate Facilities	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees)	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-112	Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-058	REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020)DOH directs facilities to cease all dental treatment except urgent and emergency procedures	Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-008	Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster EmergencyMandatory construction guidance (issued Apr. 23, 2020; effective May 1, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-015	Executive FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions Regarding These Orders (Amended Targeted Mitigation Orders)	Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. PA-004	Pennsylvania life-sustaining business list (Mar. 19, 2020)Industry Operation Guidance (Life Sustaining Business list)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health (incorporated into PA-002 and PA-003)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. PA-031	Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the November 23, 2020 Order for Mitigation and Enforcement (first amendment: quarantine cross-reference; gatherings 15%/20%)Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Amending the November 23, 2020 Order of the Secretary of the…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam (with the Governor's companion amendment)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 1, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-033	Pennsylvania Mitigation, Enforcement and Immunity Order (Nov. 23, 2020) and Apr. 1, 2021 amendmentOrder of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Amending the November 23, 2020 Order of the Secretary of the…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam (with the Governor's companion amendment)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-040	Act 21 of 2021 (H.B. 854) - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility AuthorityAdministrative Code of 1929 - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility Authority, Act of Jun. 11, 2021, P.L. 56, No.…	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 11, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-074	Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons to be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-091	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus EmergencyTelemedicine Summary (Mar. 18, 2020)	Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f))	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-092	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver)Nursing Omnibus Requirement Waiver (Mar. 20, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-096	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records)Remote Notarization (Apr. 2, 2020)	Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-110	Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1)Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 20, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-140	Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Pennsylvania life-sustaining business orders and list (elective procedures prohibited); DOH ASF guidance	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-009	Amendments of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders closing businesses that are not life sustaining (construction permitted from May 1, 2020)April 20, 2020 amendments to the Business Closure Orders	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-020	Industry Operation Guidance / Life-Sustaining Business list accompanying the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing all businesses that are not life-sustainingLife Sustaining Business (industry list by NAICS)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100	PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076	PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021)COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Updates on COVID-19 relating to the Port of Philadelphia	PhilaPort	PhilaPort (Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-117	Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendmentsRemote notarization (57 Pa.C.S. § 306 temporary authorization); remote meetings of local government bodies; property-tax and other emergency…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-001	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. PA-012	Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (first 90-day renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. PA-018	Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (second 90-day renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. PA-024	Limited-Time Stay at Home Advisory of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of HealthLimited-Time Stay at Home Advisory of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. (with the Governor's companion advisory)	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read

Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Limited Suspension of In-person Regulatory Requirements for Notaries for Real Estate Transactions (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. PA-093)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees), Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinated (Ex. PA-108)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal) (May 20, 2021) (Ex. PA-112)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-058)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health, Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-008)
Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Executive FAQ (published PDF) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-015)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health (incorporated into PA-002 and PA-003), Pennsylvania life-sustaining business list (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. PA-004)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam (with the Governor's companion amendment), Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the November 23, 2020 Order for Mitigation and Enforcement (first amendment: quarantine cross-reference; gatherings 15%/20%) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. PA-031)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam (with the Governor's companion amendment), Pennsylvania Mitigation, Enforcement and Immunity Order (Nov. 23, 2020) and Apr. 1, 2021 amendment (Ex. PA-033)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf, Act 21 of 2021 (H.B. 854) - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility Authority (June 11, 2021) (Ex. PA-040)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020, Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. PA-074)
Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f)), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. PA-091)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-092)
Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. PA-096)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1) (Ex. PA-110)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-140)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health, Amendments of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders closing businesses that are not life sustaining (construction permitted from May 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-009)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Industry Operation Guidance / Life-Sustaining Business list accompanying the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing all businesses that are not life-sustaining (Ex. SEC-18-020)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100)
PhilaPort, PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf, Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendments (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-117)
Governor Tom Wolf, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-001)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (first 90-day renewal) (June 3, 2020) (Ex. PA-012)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (second 90-day renewal) (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. PA-018)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. (with the Governor's companion advisory), Limited-Time Stay at Home Advisory of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-024)

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