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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State Has Reached Its 80% Vaccination Goal; Lifts All State Covid-19 RestrictionsAll State COVID-19 restrictions rescinded effective immediately; State of Emergency not renewed	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency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. PA-055	Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	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-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-029	Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 VaccinesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines	Governor Tom Wolf (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health)	PennsylvaniaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037	Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020 (House Bill 1663), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020State Government - State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency - Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits…	Maryland General Assembly; approved by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	Maryland (General Assembly; Governor; enforced by the Attorney General)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	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. MET-BOS-008	Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020The Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020	Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	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-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. MD-028	Order of the Governor No. 21-04-28-01, Amending and Restating the Order of April 21, 2021 (outdoor face-covering rule removed; outdoor dining restriction ends May 1, 2021)Amending and Restating the Order of April 21, 2021, Regulating Certain Businesses and Facilities and Generally Requiring Use of Face…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MD-039	Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe FacilitiesDelegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe Facilities	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MD-096	Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020), For the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch State EmployeesFor the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch…	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	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

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)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (May 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-055)
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 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 (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health), Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. PA-029)
Maryland General Assembly; approved by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020 (House Bill 1663), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1, Emergency Management), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-005)
Licensing Board for the City of Boston (Kathleen M. Joyce, Chairman; Lesley Delaney Hawkins, Executive Secretary and General Counsel), Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Governor's Executive Order Effective August 11, 2020 (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-008)
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)
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 Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 21-04-28-01, Amending and Restating the Order of April 21, 2021 (outdoor face-covering rule removed; outdoor dining restriction ends May 1, 2021) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. MD-028)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor No. 20-04-05-02, Delegating Authority to Local Health Officials to Control and Close Unsafe Facilities (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. MD-039)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020), For the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch State Employees (Ex. MD-096)
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)

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