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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-DE-014	Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge (State of Delaware News, Dec. 10, 2020)	Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release)	DelawareState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. VT-080	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Pause to the State's Safe Travel Policy, Compliance Checks and Expanded Testing (cross-state travel map suspended; universal quarantine)14-day (or 7-day-plus-test) quarantine required after all non-essential travel; compliance checks at lodging, bars and restaurants	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); Secretary of ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11(a)	VermontState	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. VT-082	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces New COVID-19 Travel and Gathering GuidanceFully vaccinated persons exempt from travel quarantine and may gather with one other household; all other mitigation measures remain	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidance under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11	VermontState	Feb. 23, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-023	Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Nov. 23, 2020), secs. 1(A), 1(B), 2, 13 and 14 (with the Secretary's parallel Order for Mitigation and Enforcement, PA-022)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-070	Order of the Governor Directing Travel MitigationOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Travel Mitigation	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MD-043	Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesAmending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care Facilities	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-009	Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry GuidanceDelaware's Reopening: Phase 2, June 15, 2020 (Governor John Carney; de.gov/economy)	Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health)	DelawareState	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007	StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	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-WA-019	Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020)COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers	Office of the Governor (Jay Inslee)	WashingtonState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MD-023	Order of the Governor No. 20-12-17-01, Authorizing Quarantine and/or Testing of TravelersAuthorizing Quarantine and/or Testing of Travelers	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Dec. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-026	Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved)Restaurants and bars permitted on-premises service only 'in accordance with the applicable guidelines for restaurants... A Guide to Safely…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-024	Executive Order 37-20, §§ 1 and 2 para. bb (cross-reference to Ex. WV-031; not re-saved)Fitness centers reopened on the condition that they 'must operate in accordance with any requirements, limitations, or restrictions...…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-029	Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved)Businesses serving the public closed for deep cleaning on three cases, and for fourteen days' quarantine on a further three; inspections on…	Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)	Monongalia CountyCounty	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-020	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-010Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and ordering economic…	Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-071	Declaration of Ongoing Public Health and State of Emergency (COVID-19), January 3, 2021Declaration of Ongoing Public Health State of Emergency (Code Blue)	Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga	American Samoa (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorial	Jan. 3, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-072	Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency (COVID-19), February 19, 2021Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency (Code Blue)	Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga	American Samoa (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorial	Feb. 19, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-001	Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-110, Study and prevention of diseasesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-110. Study and prevention of diseases (State Board of Health: general supervision and control; direction and control of…	General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1895, No. 152; Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 5)	ArkansasState	Mar. 19, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001	G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health	General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. HI-057	Press reproduction of the Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel QuarantineMaui Now: Governor's 11th Supplementary Proclamation takes effect Aug. 11 (full text reproduced; Aug. 8, 2020)	Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Eleventh Proclamation)	HawaiiState	Aug. 8, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-017	Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers: Designated by the Governor's Executive Order as essential to ensure continuity of functions critical to public health and safety (Rev. 02/17/2021)Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers (exposure, quarantine, work exclusion and isolation rules)	Riverside County Department of Public Health (Public Health Officer)	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-004	Ala. Code ch. 22-12 (Quarantine)Quarantine: enforcement by the State, counties and municipalities; State authority paramount; proclamation of quarantine by the Governor or…	Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 12)	AlabamaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-020	Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers	Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services	TexasState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read

Governor John C. Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (Office of the Governor release), Release, 'Governor Carney Announces Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to Confront Winter Surge' (Dec. 10, 2020), announcing the zero-tolerance enforcement policy for businesses effective Dec. 14, 2020 (Ex. DUT-DE-014)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); Secretary of ACCD under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11(a), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Pause to the State's Safe Travel Policy, Compliance Checks and Expanded Testing (cross-state travel map suspended; universal quarantine) (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. VT-080)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD guidance under Amended and Restated EO 01-20 § 11, Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces New COVID-19 Travel and Gathering Guidance (Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. VT-082)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Nov. 23, 2020), secs. 1(A), 1(B), 2, 13 and 14 (with the Secretary's parallel Order for Mitigation and Enforcement, PA-022) (Ex. PA-023)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Travel Mitigation (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. PA-070)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care Facilities (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MD-043)
Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health), Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry Guidance (Ex. DUT-DE-009)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
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)
Office of the Governor (Jay Inslee), Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WA-019)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-12-17-01, Authorizing Quarantine and/or Testing of Travelers (Dec. 17, 2020) (Ex. MD-023)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-026)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 37-20, §§ 1 and 2 para. bb (cross-reference to Ex. WV-031; not re-saved) (May 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-024)
Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer), Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-WV-029)
Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-010 (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-020)
Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga, Declaration of Ongoing Public Health and State of Emergency (COVID-19), January 3, 2021 (Jan. 3, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-071)
Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga, Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency (COVID-19), February 19, 2021 (Feb. 19, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-072)
General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1895, No. 152; Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 5), Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-110, Study and prevention of diseases (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-001)
General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health), G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-001)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Eleventh Proclamation), Press reproduction of the Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel Quarantine (Aug. 8, 2020) (Ex. HI-057)
Riverside County Department of Public Health (Public Health Officer), Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers: Designated by the Governor's Executive Order as essential to ensure continuity of functions critical to public health and safety (Rev. 02/17/2021) (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-017)
Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 12), Ala. Code ch. 22-12 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-004)
Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-020)

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