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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DEN-036	Amended Face Covering OrderDDPHE Face Covering Order, amended October 16, 2020	Executive Director, DDPHE (Robert M. McDonald)	City and County of Denver, ColoradoCity	Oct. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-047	Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering DirectiveLocal Health Officer Directive (Face Covering Directive)	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023	WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 'due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements'; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state's health order; WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers'Service to be restored to near pre-pandemic levels on some state ferry routes (Changes set to begin August 22)	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)	Washington (Edmonds/Kingston, Mukilteo/Clinton, Seattle/Bainbridge routes; system-wide precautions)State	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-093	MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-045	TriMet 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 TriMet	TriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering direction	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet): Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas CountiesSector regulator	July 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-045	RTD face-covering policy for all bus and rail operators; rider face-covering request; vehicle capacity limits; fare suspension to July 1, 2020For everyone's safety, RTD asks all riders to wear a face covering: Agency requires all bus, rail operators to do the same (RTD release…	RTD	Regional Transportation DistrictSector regulator	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-041	Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings Required for Metro Transit Riders Starting on May 11Face coverings mandatory for all Metro Transit customers and employees on MetroBus, MetroLink and Metro Call-A-Ride from Monday, May 11…	Metro Transit (Bi-State Development)	Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit), Missouri-IllinoisSector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-071	Face covering requirement for all Metro customers (announced May 2020)Face coverings required on Metro (Metrorail, Metrobus, MetroAccess)	WMATA	WMATASector regulator	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057	MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-029	Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page 'COVID-19 updates: face coverings required')COVID-19 updates: face coverings required	Valley 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 regulator	July 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-016	VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning Wednesday	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-011	CTtransit Operations Update, Oct. 2, 2020: regular services operating with modifications; passengers should wear a mask or cloth face covering on all CTtransit buses and at bus stops; front-door boarding and fare collection resume Oct. 5, 2020; Connecticut Travel Advisory (14-day quarantine for travelers from impacted States) notedOperations Updates - System-wide: Reminder: Effective October 5, 2020 Front Door Boarding and Fare Collection Resume	CTtransit (Connecticut Department of Transportation)	Connecticut (CTtransit divisions)State	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-022	Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020New public health Directive requires masks or face coverings on transit	King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)County	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-019	SacRT rider rule: Masks or Face Coverings Required to Ride SacRT (announced June 25, 2020; enforced from June 29, 2020)Masks or Face Coverings Required to Ride SacRT	Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT)	Sacramento Regional Transit DistrictCounty	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-046	Rider face-covering requirement on buses, trains, stations and stopsFace coverings: the simple and important tool we can all use to protect one another (RTD, July 13, 2020)	RTD	Regional Transportation DistrictSector regulator	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-046	Mask Up Madison: Face Coverings Required to Ride (page as captured Aug. 4, 2020; update posted July 13, 2020)Face coverings required on Metro; 20 passengers per bus	City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing PHMDC Emergency Order #8)	City of Madison, Wisconsin (Metro Transit)City	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-070	Metro 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 11	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) system (buses and rail across Los Angeles County)Sector regulator	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-041	SEPTA face-covering requirement for all riders (release of June 5, 2020)SEPTA Riders Required to Wear Face Coverings Starting Monday, June 8	SEPTA (General Manager Leslie S. Richards)	SEPTASector regulator	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-042	Face Coverings requirement for riders and employees; passenger capacity limits (agency COVID-19 page)Face Coverings - Port Authority of Allegheny County	Port Authority of Allegheny County	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Port Authority service area)Sector regulator	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-054	Riverside Transit Agency notice: Face Masks Required on All Buses (rear-door boarding; 10 passengers per bus)Face Masks Required on All Buses	Riverside Transit Agency	Western Riverside County (Riverside Transit Agency joint powers authority)County	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-035	Face Coverings Required on Placer County Transit, June 2020Face Coverings Required, PCT, June 2020	Placer County Transit	Placer County, CaliforniaCounty	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-011	TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear Face Coverings and Exit Bus through Rear DoorFace coverings required; rear-door exit required; essential-trips limitation continued	Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Margaret Handmaker	Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky (TARC service area)City	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-092	MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)	MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-049	PDX 'Travel Safe' rules (page as of July 31, 2020): face coverings required at PDX except children under two and persons with medical conditions; persons meeting arriving passengers to wait outside the terminal; B/C checkpoint hours reduced; numerous shops and restaurants closed; CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended to at least Sept. 8, 2020; MAX airport station closed Mar. 29-Aug. 1, 2020Travel Safe at PDX (Coronavirus Updates)	Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX)	Port of Portland (Portland International Airport, PDX)Sector regulator	July 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central 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.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Executive Director, DDPHE (Robert M. McDonald), Amended Face Covering Order (Oct. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-036)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering Directive (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-047)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 'due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements'; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state's health order; WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023)
MBTA, MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-093)
TriMet (mass transit district under ORS ch. 267), implementing OHA face-covering direction, TriMet 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 only (Ex. MET-PDX-045)
RTD, RTD face-covering policy for all bus and rail operators; rider face-covering request; vehicle capacity limits; fare suspension to July 1, 2020 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-045)
Metro Transit (Bi-State Development), Metro Transit COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings Required for Metro Transit Riders Starting on May 11 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-041)
WMATA, Face covering requirement for all Metro customers (announced May 2020) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-071)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057)
Valley Metro (Boards of Directors) and Phoenix City Council (service actions), Valley Metro COVID-19 rider face-covering requirement and service reductions (page 'COVID-19 updates: face coverings required') (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-029)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-016)
CTtransit (Connecticut Department of Transportation), CTtransit Operations Update, Oct. 2, 2020: regular services operating with modifications; passengers should wear a mask or cloth face covering on all CTtransit buses and at bus stops; front-door boarding and fare collection resume Oct. 5, 2020; Connecticut Travel Advisory (14-day quarantine for travelers from impacted States) noted (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-011)
King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020, Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-022)
Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT), SacRT rider rule: Masks or Face Coverings Required to Ride SacRT (announced June 25, 2020; enforced from June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-019)
RTD, Rider face-covering requirement on buses, trains, stations and stops (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-046)
City of Madison Metro Transit (implementing PHMDC Emergency Order #8), Mask Up Madison: Face Coverings Required to Ride (page as captured Aug. 4, 2020; update posted July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-046)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), announced by The Source (Metro's official news site) May 7, 2020, Metro face-covering requirement for all riders on Metro buses and trains, effective Monday, May 11, 2020 (announcement of May 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-070)
SEPTA (General Manager Leslie S. Richards), SEPTA face-covering requirement for all riders (release of June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-041)
Port Authority of Allegheny County, Face Coverings requirement for riders and employees; passenger capacity limits (agency COVID-19 page) (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-042)
Riverside Transit Agency, Riverside Transit Agency notice: Face Masks Required on All Buses (rear-door boarding; 10 passengers per bus) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-054)
Placer County Transit, Face Coverings Required on Placer County Transit, June 2020 (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAC-035)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Margaret Handmaker, TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear Face Coverings and Exit Bus through Rear Door (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-011)
MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31), MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-092)
Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX), PDX 'Travel Safe' rules (page as of July 31, 2020): face coverings required at PDX except children under two and persons with medical conditions; persons meeting arriving passengers to wait outside the terminal; B/C checkpoint hours reduced; numerous shops and restaurants closed; CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended to at least Sept. 8, 2020; MAX airport station closed Mar. 29-Aug. 1, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-049)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central 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) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)

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