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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-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. NM-071	Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021)Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care…	Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.	New MexicoState	Sept. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. WA-101	Washington Ready: requirements after June 30, 2021 (Governor's office sheet)Washington Ready: Restrictions Applying to Indoor and Outdoor Settings After June 30	Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.14 ('renamed Washington Ready pursuant to this order, found here')	WashingtonState	June 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-011	Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned Lamont	Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.)	Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)Court	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-002	Ind. Code Title 10, Article 14, chapter 3: sections 10-14-3-11 (governor's orders), 10-14-3-12 (disaster emergency; gubernatorial powers), 10-14-3-22(b) (orders have the force of law), 10-14-3-34 (infraction, as amended by P.L.64-2021)Emergency Management and Disaster Law (2021 edition, including the 2021 amendment of the penalty section)	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	Apr. 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-028	Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency')	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	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. NV-066	Governor's release, 'In line with Emergency Directive 045, State of Nevada adopts latest CDC guidance on masks effective Friday, July 30'Release of July 27, 2021 identifying the twelve substantial- or high-transmission counties and the July 30 effective date	Office of the Governor (Nevada Health Response)	NevadaState	July 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. VT-083	Transcript, Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingState-employee vaccination requirement (24/7 facilities from Sept. 1, 2021; all executive-branch employees attest-or-test-and-mask from…	Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 8, 2021 press conference)	VermontState	Sept. 8, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044	OmniRide notice, May 27, 2020: from May 29, 2020 all passengers required to wear face coverings on OmniRide buses in compliance with the Governor's order on face coverings on all public transitFace Covering Required on OmniRide Buses	Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide	Virginia (PRTC service area)Sector regulator	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	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. MA-049	Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. VT-084	Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Start of the School Year, Vaccines and Vermont Data at Weekly COVID-19 BriefingVaccine requirement for State employees in Corrections, the Veterans' Home and the State Psychiatric Hospital announced 'a few weeks ago'…	Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the August 31, 2021 press conference)	VermontState	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. VT-085	Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press ConferenceAll State employees must be vaccinated or wear a mask and test, effective the week of September 15, 2021; every school but one has a masking…	Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference)	VermontState	Sept. 21, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-005	Statute: Fla. Stat. § 252.36 (2020)Emergency management powers of the Governor	Florida Legislature (codified statute); exercised by the Governor	FloridaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-007	O.C.G.A. section 38-3-51Emergency powers of Governor; termination of emergency; limitations in energy emergency; immunity	General Assembly of Georgia (Georgia Emergency Management Act; Ga. L. 1951, p. 224, as amended through Ga. L. 2011, p. 701 (HB 339) and later)	GeorgiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-005	N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations)The governor and disasters or emergencies - penalty	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictionsAdopted temporary amendments to COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing (letter and filing)	Oregon OSHA	Oregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulator	June 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
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. DUT-AL-020	Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211Barry Munza, Larry Lewis, and Debbie Mathis v. Kay Ivey, in her official capacity as Governor; Scott Harris, in his official capacity as…	Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.)	Alabama (Supreme Court of Alabama)Court	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
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
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-031	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-054Executive Order to delegate to the Secretary of the Department of Health the power to implement measures to manage the emergency caused by…	Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	July 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-081	R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021)TRO: Governor Lee enjoined from enforcing Executive Order No. 84 in Williamson County; Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School…	United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee	Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville metropolitan area; United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)Court	Sept. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

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)
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)
Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D, Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. NM-071)
Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.14 ('renamed Washington Ready pursuant to this order, found here'), Washington Ready: requirements after June 30, 2021 (Governor's office sheet) (Ex. WA-101)
Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.), Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-011)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 10, Article 14, chapter 3: sections 10-14-3-11 (governor's orders), 10-14-3-12 (disaster emergency; gubernatorial powers), 10-14-3-22(b) (orders have the force of law), 10-14-3-34 (infraction, as amended by P.L.64-2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-002)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-028)
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)
Office of the Governor (Nevada Health Response), Governor's release, 'In line with Emergency Directive 045, State of Nevada adopts latest CDC guidance on masks effective Friday, July 30' (July 27, 2021) (Ex. NV-066)
Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 8, 2021 press conference), Transcript, Governor Phil Scott and Dr. Mark Levine Discuss Delta, Vaccine Effectiveness and Pandemic Divisiveness at Weekly COVID-19 Briefing (Sept. 8, 2021) (Ex. VT-083)
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide notice, May 27, 2020: from May 29, 2020 all passengers required to wear face coverings on OmniRide buses in compliance with the Governor's order on face coverings on all public transit (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044)
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 Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency') (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-049)
Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the August 31, 2021 press conference), Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Start of the School Year, Vaccines and Vermont Data at Weekly COVID-19 Briefing (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. VT-084)
Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference), Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press Conference (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. VT-085)
Florida Legislature (codified statute); exercised by the Governor, Statute: Fla. Stat. § 252.36 (2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-005)
General Assembly of Georgia (Georgia Emergency Management Act; Ga. L. 1951, p. 224, as amended through Ga. L. 2011, p. 701 (HB 339) and later), O.C.G.A. section 38-3-51 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-007)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03), N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-005)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictions (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020)
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)
Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.), Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211 (Ex. DUT-AL-020)
Kansas Legislature, Senate Bill 40 (2021) (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. KS-040)
Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-054 (July 1, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-031)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, R.K. v. Lee, No. 3:21-cv-00725 (M.D. Tenn.), Memorandum Opinion and Order granting temporary restraining order (Doc. 30, filed Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-081)

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