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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. SC-057	South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school year	South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)	South CarolinaSector regulator	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	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. PA-020	Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	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. IN-035	Executive Order 20-37Face Covering Requirement	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	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
Ex. MET-DET-001	Emergency 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 Officer	City of Detroit, MichiganCity	Oct. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-092	The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record)Kansas EO 20-59; Utah UDOH K-12 face-covering order; Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020	Governor Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person)	Kansas; Utah; IowaState	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-014	Joint Public Health Order 2020-09Joint Public Health Order 2020-09 (amending the face-covering order; gyms; indoor and outdoor sports; child care; schools per State PHO…	Summit County Health Officer, County Council and County Manager	Summit County, UtahCounty	Aug. 26, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016	Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020)Reopening guidance for the 2020-21 school year: mandatory plan elements (health checks, distancing, face coverings, cleaning…	New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa)	New York State Education Department and Board of Regents; State levelState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-080	Amendment 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 Protections	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
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. ID-080	Order Regarding Restriction (Valley County face coverings)Order of the District Board of Health, Central District Health: Order regarding restriction - Employers, Businesses, and Individuals in…	Central District Health, District Board of Health	Valley County, Idaho (Central District Health)County	Aug. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MO-050	City of Columbia Health Director Order No. 2020-11 (Modified Reopening)Bars and restaurants close at 10:30 p.m.; groups of ten; no standing bars or buffets; face masks; entertainment venues capped at 100…	Director of Public Health and Human Services, City of Columbia	City of Columbia, MissouriCity	Sept. 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. TN-021	Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face Coverings	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. IL-020	Executive Order 2020-47 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 44)Schools: in-person instruction for 2020-21 under IDPH and ISBE Phase 4 guidance (fifty or fewer per space; symptom screening; face…	Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MO-041	Springfield-Greene County Road to Recovery Plan, revised July 14, 2020 (incorporating the Stay-At-Home Order chart, Phase 1, 2, 3 and 3A charts and the masking requirement)Official framework and record of Springfield's stay-at-home order (Mar. 26 to May 3, 2020), reopening phases (May 4 to Oct. 14, 2020) and…	City of Springfield (Mayor Ken McClure) and Springfield-Greene County Health Department	City of Springfield and Greene County, MissouriCity	July 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MS-039	Executive Order 1525Safe Recovery Order	Governor Tate Reeves	MississippiState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NV-023	Declaration of Emergency Directive 0282020-21 school year: mandatory face coverings for all K-12 students and staff; 3-foot and 6-foot distancing; hybrid models; isolation and…	Governor Steve Sisolak	NevadaState	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007	CDCR '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 CCHCS	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services; State levelState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-011	Starting the 2020-21 School Year, Part 3 - Transition Joint Guidance (June 23, 2020)Phase 4 requirements for in-person instruction: face coverings, no more than fifty individuals in one space, symptom screening, distancing…	Illinois State Board of Education (State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala) and Illinois Department of Public Health, with the Transition Advisory Workgroup	Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Department of Public Health; State levelState	June 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-075	GoDurham 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)City	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-TPA-082	PSTA 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 Response	Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority	Pinellas County, Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, independent special district)County	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-058	Executive Order No. 1517Face coverings in schools; delayed start of the 2020-21 year for grades 7-12 in eight counties	Governor Tate Reeves	MississippiState	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

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)
South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman), South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-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)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations) (Ex. PA-020)
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)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-37 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. IN-035)
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)
Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health Officer, Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic (Oct. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-001)
Governor Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person), The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record) (July 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-092)
Summit County Health Officer, County Council and County Manager, Joint Public Health Order 2020-09 (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-014)
New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa), Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Section 14 immunity conformed to the Updated Face Coverings Order) (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-080)
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)
Central District Health, District Board of Health, Order Regarding Restriction (Valley County face coverings) (Aug. 11, 2020) (Ex. ID-080)
Director of Public Health and Human Services, City of Columbia, City of Columbia Health Director Order No. 2020-11 (Modified Reopening) (Sept. 16, 2020) (Ex. MO-050)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 54 (July 3, 2020) (Ex. TN-021)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2020-47 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 44) (July 24, 2020) (Ex. IL-020)
City of Springfield (Mayor Ken McClure) and Springfield-Greene County Health Department, Springfield-Greene County Road to Recovery Plan, revised July 14, 2020 (incorporating the Stay-At-Home Order chart, Phase 1, 2, 3 and 3A charts and the masking requirement) (Ex. MO-041)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order 1525 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. MS-039)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 028 (July 28, 2020) (Ex. NV-023)
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCS, CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007)
Illinois State Board of Education (State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala) and Illinois Department of Public Health, with the Transition Advisory Workgroup, Starting the 2020-21 School Year, Part 3 - Transition Joint Guidance (June 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-011)
GoDurham (City of Durham transit), GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-075)
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, PSTA 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) (Ex. MET-TPA-082)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order No. 1517 (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-058)

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