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Ex. MET-PDX-045TriMet COVID-19 rider rules (page as updated July 18, 2020): face coverings required of all riders and employees (riders from May 15, staff from May 8, 2020); buses limited to 10-15 riders (moving to 19-24); seating restrictions; cash not accepted on buses; reduced service; essential trips onlyCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates: Masks required on transit; Face covering required on TriMetTriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering directionTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet): Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas CountiesSector regulatorJuly 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-029Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page 'COVID-19 updates: face coverings required')COVID-19 updates: face coverings requiredValley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions)Maricopa County, Arizona (Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority; City of Phoenix Public Transit Department)Sector regulatorJuly 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-070Metro face-covering requirement for all riders on Metro buses and trains, effective Monday, May 11, 2020 (announcement of May 7, 2020)Metro to require use of face coverings by riders on Metro buses and trains beginning Monday, May 11Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) system (buses and rail across Los Angeles County)Sector regulatorMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-OR-018Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)OregonCourtAug. 6, 20252020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-001Emergency Order for Control of EpidemicEmergency Order for Control of Epidemic (face coverings; bars, restaurants and nightclubs; gatherings and events; workplace safeguards by…Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityOct. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-080Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Section 14 immunity conformed to the Updated Face Coverings Order)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity ProtectionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-058MBTA 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 AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityStateJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TN-021Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face CoveringsGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020)Department-wide COVID-19 directives: cancellation of visiting and volunteer entries statewide; suspension of large-scale construction inside…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCSCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services; State levelStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-075GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020)GoDurham COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, riders required to wear face coverings; normal schedule resumed June 29…GoDurham (City of Durham transit)City of Durham (GoDurham)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-TPA-082PSTA Coronavirus Response (fare suspension from Mar. 19, 2020; COVID-19 Service Reduction schedules from Mar. 29, 2020 and June 7/15, 2020; fixed-route service ending 10:00 p.m.; face-covering requirement)PSTA Coronavirus ResponsePinellas Suncoast Transit AuthorityPinellas County, Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, independent special district)CountyMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. GA-016Executive Order 04.13.20.02Regarding the use of face masks/coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-051Executive Order No. EO2020-009Revised Declaration and Order Regarding Face Coverings, Social Distancing, and COVID-19 Screening in County BuildingsCounty Executive Armond BudishCuyahoga County, OhioCountyDec. 31, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-070GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, face coverings required from June 22, 2020GoTriangleGoTriangle (Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority; Wake, Durham and Orange Counties)Sector regulatorJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. UT-019State Public Health Order UPHO 2020-10State Public Health Order (face coverings in K-12 schools and school buses)Joseph K. Miner, M.D., Executive Director, Utah Department of HealthUtahStateJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. HI-006Fifth Supplementary ProclamationFifth Supplementary Proclamation implementing enhanced safe practices and an eviction moratoriumGovernor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-040Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties)Codified authority for the Governor's emergency declarations and the DHS face-covering orders (323.12(4)(b)); 60-day limit; legislative…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-055Proclamation Number 20 CLS 2020Continuation of Additional Measures for State of Emergency - COVID-19 (Phase 3 protocols: masks and temperature screening in parish…Parish President Cynthia Lee ShengParish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-024Limited-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 HealthSecretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. (with the Governor's companion advisory)PennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-015Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7Local civil emergencies: officer's powers after proclamation (closing of retail liquor stores; discontinuance of sales; 'such other orders…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empoweredMississippiState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-008Iowa Code ch. 137 (2021), including § 137.104 (Local boards of health - powers and duties) and § 137.117 (Penalties - criminal and civil)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 137 - Local Boards of HealthIowa General AssemblyIowaStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-014NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn MoreCOVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General…North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health DivisionNorth CarolinaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ID-026Public Health Advisory for Central District Health's JurisdictionPublic Health Advisory, Issued November 17, 2020Central District HealthAda, Boise, Elmore and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)CountyNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-020Joint Emergency Order 11. Outdoor Dining and Social Distancing (filed with Council May 27, 2020; extended June 29, 2020)Joint Emergency Order 11. Outdoor Dining and Social DistancingMayor John Cranley and Health Commissioner Melba Moore (Cincinnati Board of Health)City of Cincinnati, OhioCityMay 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-073COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Plan (phased service restoration)Metro's COVID-19 gradual recovery plan (May 2020)WMATA (General Manager/CEO)WMATASector regulatorMay 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source