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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. VT-098	Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG')All remaining State COVID-19 restrictions lifted (Vermont Forward Step 4)	Governor Philip B. Scott	VermontState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-048	Governor's press release, 'Governor Cuomo Announces New York City Subway Will Resume 24 Hour Service Beginning May 17' (May 3, 2021)Restoration of 24-hour subway service May 17, 2021, ending the overnight closure begun May 6, 2020; coincides with lifting of the State's 12…	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority	New York City (subway system)State	May 3, 2021	2021 Q2	Travel and quarantineCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-078	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces State Has Reached Its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State Covid-19 RestrictionsAll State COVID-19 restrictions rescinded effective immediately; State of Emergency not renewed	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. VT-081	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward PlanVermont Forward Roadmap to Reopening: stepped easing tied to vaccination rates through July 4, 2021	Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release)	VermontState	Apr. 6, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	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-086	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Individuals, Accelerates Vermont Forward Plan (Step 3)Step 3 effective May 14, 2021: travel testing requirement removed; indoor events one unvaccinated person per 50 square feet up to 300 plus…	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Vermont Forward Step 3	VermontState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-005	Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilitiesArk. Code Ann. 12-75-114. Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilities (executive orders, proclamations and regulations have the force…	General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1973, No. 511, sec. 8; Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973)	ArkansasState	Mar. 19, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationCapacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-007	La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor)Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: declaration of a state of public health emergency by executive order or proclamation, to be…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. PA-073	Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-005	StatuteGovernor's declaration of a state of emergency and emergency powers, including suspension of statutes and control of ingress, egress…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1, Emergency Management)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-008	R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9Governor's responsibilities relating to disaster emergencies	Rhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials)	Rhode IslandState	July 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-006	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107Emergency management powers of the governor	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. VA-029	Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Governor's PDF)Ending of Commonsense Public Health Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-005	Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 29C - Emergency Management and Security	Iowa General Assembly	IowaState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-010	MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-006	SDCL ch. 34-48A, Emergency Management (§§ 34-48A-1, 34-48A-2, 34-48A-5, 34-48A-9, 34-48A-49)Emergency Management: Governor's authority in time of disaster or emergency, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Governor and the Department of Public Safety)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	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. MD-030	Order of the Governor No. 21-05-14-01, Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain Circumstances (masks limited to transit, school buses, health care and schools; delegation order 20-04-05-02 rescinded)Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain Circumstances	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MD-034	Order of the Governor No. 20-03-25-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care AccessAmending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care Access	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	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. MET-LAS-041	WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitement	Washoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)	Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)County	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090	MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; 'changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements'MTA Reminds Customers to Wear a Mask While Riding Trains and Buses - Masks Still Required Onboard Subways, Buses, Commuter Rails and…	Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren	New York (MTA subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, Staten Island Railway, paratransit)State	June 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152	Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREENCNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021; effective June 18, 2021)	Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / CHCC / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorial	June 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-040	Senate Bill 40 (2021)An act concerning governmental response to certain emergencies; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each…	Kansas Legislature	KansasState	Mar. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read

Governor Philip B. Scott, Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG') (Ex. VT-098)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Governor's press release, 'Governor Cuomo Announces New York City Subway Will Resume 24 Hour Service Beginning May 17' (May 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-NYC-048)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces State Has Reached Its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State Covid-19 Restrictions (June 14, 2021) (Ex. VT-078)
Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release), Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward Plan (Apr. 6, 2021) (Ex. VT-081)
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 Vermont Forward Step 3, Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Individuals, Accelerates Vermont Forward Plan (Step 3) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. VT-086)
General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1973, No. 511, sec. 8; Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973), Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilities (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-005)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-007)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-073)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1, Emergency Management), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-005)
Rhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials), R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-008)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-006)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 79 and Order of Public Health Emergency Ten (Governor's PDF) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. VA-029)
Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-005)
Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanor (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-010)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Governor and the Department of Public Safety), SDCL ch. 34-48A, Emergency Management (§§ 34-48A-1, 34-48A-2, 34-48A-5, 34-48A-9, 34-48A-49) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-006)
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)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 21-05-14-01, Amending and Restating the Order of May 12, 2021, Requiring Use of Face Coverings in Certain Circumstances (masks limited to transit, school buses, health care and schools; delegation order 20-04-05-02 rescinded) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MD-030)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-03-25-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 13, 2020, Controlling Child Care Access (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MD-034)
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)
Washoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting), WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directives (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-041)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Chief Safety Officer Patrick Warren, MTA press release, June 16, 2021: masks remain required onboard subways, buses, commuter rails, paratransit and within indoor stations after the Governor lifted State restrictions on June 15, 2021; not required on outdoor platforms and bus stops under updated CDC guidance; 'changes in restrictions for the remainder of New York State will follow federal health guidance on transit requirements' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-090)
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force, Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152)
Kansas Legislature, Senate Bill 40 (2021) (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. KS-040)

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