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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-002	Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health DirectorORS 431A.005, 431A.010 and 431A.015: enforcement of public health laws by administrative order, civil penalty of up to $500 a day per…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-003	Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunctionORS 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: general powers and duties of the Oregon Health Authority; enforcement of public health…	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 dutyStanding dutyOther	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. MET-PDX-013	Universal indoor mask recommendation of July 26, 2021 (recommendation only; not an order), with the June 30, 2021 status message on the end of State restrictionsMultnomah County issues universal mask recommendation as COVID-19 cases rise	Multnomah County Public Health (Public Health Director Jessica Guernsey)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	July 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-017	JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021)JGB Enterprises, LLC, dba Twisted River Saloon, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Respondent	Oregon Court of Appeals	OregonCourt	Apr. 19, 2023	2021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-039	Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening plan	Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)	Clark County, WashingtonCounty	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-020	Emergency Order 2020-09 (amending § 3 of EO 2020-08): landlords and agents entering the interior of residential rental property must wear a non-medical face mask, gloves and shoe coverings and observe CDC and Clark County Public Health distancingCity issues emergency order adding COVID-19 safety requirements for landlord entries into residential properties	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-044	Council public meetings and hearings closed to public attendance (written and online comment only); all work sessions cancelled through April 22, 2020; Board of Health meetings under the same protocols (Mar. 20, 2020)County council updates public meeting process in response to COVID-19	Clark County Council	Clark County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-043	Southwest Region's move to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington effective Feb. 15, 2021 (indoor social gatherings five from two households; outdoor 15; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms and indoor pools 25 percent; indoor entertainment 25 percent or 200; outdoor sports and entertainment 200; face coverings and distancing everywhere)Clark County will move to Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan	Governor Jay Inslee and Washington DOH (Healthy Washington regional phases); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Steven Krager, deputy health officer)	Clark County, Washington (Southwest Region: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat and Wahkiakum Counties)County	Feb. 11, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-106	Executive Order No. 20-25A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-003	Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency)County closes libraries to slow spread of COVID-19, critical health and law enforcement services remain unchanged	Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-020	Executive Order 20-27A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
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. OR-017	Executive Order 20-25A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OR-029	Executive Order 20-58Enhanced Health and Safety Requirements for Certain Employer-Provided Housing During Agricultural Off Season in Response to Coronavirus…	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Oct. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-040	Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening process	Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)	Clark County, WashingtonCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-051	Administrative Order 2-2020, Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation (OAR 437-004-1110 field sanitation and 437-004-1120 labor housing superseded in part; new temporary rule text)Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Emergency in Employer-Provided Housing, Labor-Intensive Agricultural Operations, and Agricultural…	Oregon OSHA (Administrator Michael Wood), Administrative Order 2-2020	Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services (State agency)Sector regulator	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	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. MET-PDX-025	Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020)City closes playgrounds and sports courts to slow spread of COVID-19	Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil Emergency	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-036	Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening application	Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	June 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. 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-062	OHA Sector Risk Level Guidance Chart and sector guidance under the County Risk framework (Dec. 3, 2020-June 29, 2021, revised repeatedly)Risk Level Guidance Overview Chart (OHA form le3461) and sector-specific guidance	Oregon Health Authority (under EO 20-66 para. 2-4)	OregonState	Dec. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source

Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020), Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health Director (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-002)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunction (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-003)
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)
Multnomah County Public Health (Public Health Director Jessica Guernsey), Universal indoor mask recommendation of July 26, 2021 (recommendation only; not an order), with the June 30, 2021 status message on the end of State restrictions (Ex. MET-PDX-013)
Oregon Court of Appeals, JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-017)
Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director), Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance) (Ex. MET-PDX-039)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-09 (amending § 3 of EO 2020-08): landlords and agents entering the interior of residential rental property must wear a non-medical face mask, gloves and shoe coverings and observe CDC and Clark County Public Health distancing (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-020)
Clark County Council, Council public meetings and hearings closed to public attendance (written and online comment only); all work sessions cancelled through April 22, 2020; Board of Health meetings under the same protocols (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-044)
Governor Jay Inslee and Washington DOH (Healthy Washington regional phases); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Steven Krager, deputy health officer), Southwest Region's move to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington effective Feb. 15, 2021 (indoor social gatherings five from two households; outdoor 15; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms and indoor pools 25 percent; indoor entertainment 25 percent or 200; outdoor sports and entertainment 200; face coverings and distancing everywhere) (Feb. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-PDX-043)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-25 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-106)
Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese, Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-003)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-12 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-007)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-27 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. OR-020)
Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance), Executive Order 20-66 (Dec. 2, 2020) (Ex. OR-035)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-25 (May 14, 2020) (Ex. OR-017)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-58 (Oct. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-029)
Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick), Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coverings (Ex. MET-PDX-040)
Oregon OSHA (Administrator Michael Wood), Administrative Order 2-2020, Administrative Order 2-2020, Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation (OAR 437-004-1110 field sanitation and 437-004-1120 labor housing superseded in part; new temporary rule text) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-051)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
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)
Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil Emergency, Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-025)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present, Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-036)
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)
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)
Oregon Health Authority (under EO 20-66 para. 2-4), OHA Sector Risk Level Guidance Chart and sector guidance under the County Risk framework (Dec. 3, 2020-June 29, 2021, revised repeatedly) (Ex. OR-062)

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