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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. OR-031	Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance)Governor Kate Brown Announces Two-Week Pause on Social Activities to Help Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-19	Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27)	Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties)State	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-OR-004	Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990)ORS 401.165, 401.168, 401.175, 401.188, 401.192 and 401.990: the Governor's emergency powers, the 'full force and effect of law' of…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-015	Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplaceQuestions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues…	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-037	Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19	Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-033	Executive Order 20-65Temporary Freeze to Address Surge in COVID-19 Cases (the 'Two-Week Freeze')	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-016	Along Came Trudy LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 330 Or App 295, 543 P3d 751 (Jan. 24, 2024), rev den, 372 Or 588 (July 18, 2024) (A178679; OLCC21V003): judicial review affirming cancellation of a Lane County restaurant and event venue's liquor license for three violations of EO 20-66 (indoor dining while prohibited)Along Came Trudy LLC, dba Along Came Trudy, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent	Oregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme Court	OregonCourt	Jan. 24, 2024	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-011	Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious period	Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-035	Executive Order 20-66Risk and Protection Framework: County-by-County Metrics-Based Approach to Controlling COVID-19 Transmission to Conserve Hospital Capacity…	Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance)	OregonState	Dec. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-038	Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouragedClackamas County embraces new data-driven framework to fight COVID-19 (County remains open to serve)	Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework)	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-040	Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening process	Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)	Clark County, WashingtonCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-001	Executive Order 20-03Declaration of Emergency Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in Oregon	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Mar. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OR-024	House Bill 4213 (2020)Relating to evictions; and declaring an emergency	Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 First Special Session); signed by Governor Brown	OregonState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. OR-026	Executive Order 20-37Extending House Bill 4204's Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Until December 31, 2020	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. OR-027	Executive Order 20-38Third Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency; Rescinding Executive Order 20-16	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Sept. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OR-030	Executive Order 20-59Fourth Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Oct. 27, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OR-036	Executive Order 20-67Fifth Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Dec. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-008	Enrolled House Bill 4402 (HB 4402-A), Or. Laws 2020 (3d Spec. Sess.), ch. 4: limitation of liability of schools for COVID-19 infection claims, conditioned on compliance with 'COVID-19 emergency rules'; anti-retaliation amendments to ORS 659A.200 and 659A.203Relating to claims arising during the COVID-19 emergency period; creating new provisions; amending ORS 659A.200 and 659A.203; and declaring…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th Legislative Assembly, 2020 Third Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown Dec. 23, 2020	OregonState	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-049	Executive Order No. 20-29Ready Schools, Safe Learners: K-12 Instructional Activities and the Provision of School-Based Services During 2020-2021 Academic Year in the…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	June 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-008	Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing)The County prepares for reopening amid COVID-19, while watching how protests will affect disease's spread (UPDATE June 17: approved to move…	Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-012	Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message)Multnomah County will move from freeze to extreme risk Dec. 3	Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Nov. 27, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-035	Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance)Clackamas County will begin Phase 1 Reopening	Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020)	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-013	Executive Order 20-19Childcare Facilities: Emergency Child Care Only	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. OR-015	Executive Order 20-22Allowing Elective and Non-urgent Procedures Only in Compliance with OHA Guidance; Rescinding EO 20-10	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. OR-020	Executive Order 20-27A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27), Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance) (Ex. OR-031)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-004)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplace (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-015)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present), Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home) (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-037)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-65 (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. OR-033)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Kamins, J., with Tookey, P.J., and Egan, J.); review denied by the Oregon Supreme Court, Along Came Trudy LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 330 Or App 295, 543 P3d 751 (Jan. 24, 2024), rev den, 372 Or 588 (July 18, 2024) (A178679; OLCC21V003): judicial review affirming cancellation of a Lane County restaurant and event venue's liquor license for three violations of EO 20-66 (indoor dining while prohibited) (Ex. DUT-OR-016)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply), Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-011)
Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance), Executive Order 20-66 (Dec. 2, 2020) (Ex. OR-035)
Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework), Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouraged (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-038)
Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick), Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coverings (Ex. MET-PDX-040)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 8, 2020) (Ex. OR-001)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th, 2020 First Special Session); signed by Governor Brown, House Bill 4213 (2020) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. OR-024)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-37 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. OR-026)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-38 (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. OR-027)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-59 (Oct. 27, 2020) (Ex. OR-030)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-67 (Dec. 17, 2020) (Ex. OR-036)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (80th Legislative Assembly, 2020 Third Special Session); approved by Governor Kate Brown Dec. 23, 2020, Enrolled House Bill 4402 (HB 4402-A), Or. Laws 2020 (3d Spec. Sess.), ch. 4: limitation of liability of schools for COVID-19 infection claims, conditioned on compliance with 'COVID-19 emergency rules'; anti-retaliation amendments to ORS 659A.200 and 659A.203 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-008)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-29 (June 24, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-049)
Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020), Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing) (Ex. MET-PDX-008)
Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework), Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message) (Nov. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-012)
Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020), Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-035)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-19 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-013)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-22 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. OR-015)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-27 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. OR-020)

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