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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. MET-PDX-002	Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergency	Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-031	28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18	Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)	Washington County, OregonCounty	July 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-029	Extension of the emergency declaration to April 16, 2020, authorizing contracts up to $500,000; EOC objectives including coordination of compliance with and enforcement of the Governor's Stay Home, Save Lives orderEmergency Declaration Extended to April 16	Washington County Board of Commissioners	Washington County, OregonCounty	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. 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. 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-007	Executive Order 20-12Stay Home, Save Lives: Ordering Oregonians to Stay at Home, Closing Specified Retail Businesses, Requiring Social Distancing Measures for…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OR-016	Executive Order 20-24Extending the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency (Executive Order No. 20-03) for an Additional 60 Days, Through July 6, 2020	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OR-023	Executive Order 20-30Second Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency; Rescinding Executive Order 20-13 and Executive Order 20-18	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	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. OR-038	Executive Order 21-05Sixth Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Feb. 25, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OR-040	Executive Order 21-10Seventh Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Apr. 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OR-043	Executive Order 21-15Reopening Oregon: Rescinding Remaining Pandemic-Related Executive Orders; Extending Executive Order 20-03 to Support Recovery	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	June 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. OR-055	Executive Order 21-36Continuing State Efforts to Support Ongoing COVID-19 Vaccination, Response, and Recovery Efforts; Extending Executive Order 20-03…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Dec. 21, 2021		Emergency declaration	Primary source read
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-030	Emergency ordinance amending the County Code to allow 30-day emergency declarations, and 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to June 2, 2020 (May 5, 2020), with EOC objectives including enforcement of the Stay Home, Save Lives order and preparation of a County reopening planEmergency Declaration Extended to June 2	Washington County Board of Commissioners	Washington County, OregonCounty	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-014	Executive Order 20-20Continuing Statewide School Closures and Ordering Distance Learning for All (K-12) Through the 2019-20 School Year	Governor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers)	OregonState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateSchools and child care	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)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)
Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington), 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-031)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Extension of the emergency declaration to April 16, 2020, authorizing contracts up to $500,000; EOC objectives including coordination of compliance with and enforcement of the Governor's Stay Home, Save Lives order (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-029)
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)
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 Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 8, 2020) (Ex. OR-001)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-12 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-007)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-24 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. OR-016)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-30 (June 30, 2020) (Ex. OR-023)
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)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-05 (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. OR-038)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-10 (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. OR-040)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-15 (June 25, 2021) (Ex. OR-043)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-36 (Dec. 21, 2021) (Ex. OR-055)
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)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Emergency ordinance amending the County Code to allow 30-day emergency declarations, and 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to June 2, 2020 (May 5, 2020), with EOC objectives including enforcement of the Stay Home, Save Lives order and preparation of a County reopening plan (Ex. MET-PDX-030)
Governor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers), Executive Order 20-20 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-014)

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