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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. WV-082	Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order)Businesses serving the public with three new COVID-19 cases required to close for deep cleaning; second occurrence adds 14-day quarantine…	Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)	Monongalia CountyCounty	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-029	Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved)Businesses serving the public closed for deep cleaning on three cases, and for fourteen days' quarantine on a further three; inspections on…	Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)	Monongalia CountyCounty	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-004	W. Va. Code § 16-2-13Local health officer; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001	W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-015	64 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)	West VirginiaState	July 12, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. WV-024	Executive Order 30-20Termination of the elective-procedure prohibition for all facilities except OHFLAC-regulated hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. WV-017	Executive Order 20-20Hotspot order for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties: five-person gathering limit; mandatory remote work for essential employers; local…	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-016	64 C.S.R. 17, Food Establishments (legislative rule, version effective July 1, 2019)Food Establishments: incorporation by reference of the 2013 FDA Food Code; permits; hold orders; employee restriction or exclusion orders…	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule)	West VirginiaState	Apr. 4, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-002	W. Va. Code § 16-3-2Powers of county and municipal boards of health to establish quarantine; penalty for violation	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-022	Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved)Telework mandate on every essential employer, public and private; local health departments directed to set and enforce per-square-foot…	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties; parallel orders for Harrison, Kanawha, Monongalia, Marion, Cabell, Ohio, Wayne, Wood and Jackson Counties)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. WV-022	Executive Order 27-20Testing of all nursing home residents and staff by DHHR and the National Guard	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-031	29 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved)Each employer shall furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm…	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)	United States (applicable to West Virginia private-sector employers; West Virginia has no approved State OSHA plan for private employers)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-011	W. Va. Code § 21-3-1Employers to safeguard life, etc., of employees; reports and investigations of accidents; orders of commissioner	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WV-080	Nursing Home and Assisted Living Residences COVID-19 Reopening Plan (revised August 21, 2020)Phased visitation, communal dining, group activity, non-essential personnel and salon-service rules keyed to the County Alert System (Red…	DHHR Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC)	West VirginiaSector regulator	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-020	A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores (issued May 11, 2020)A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores: policies, access control, distancing plan under the DHHR two-per-1,000-square-feet limit…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. WV-009	Executive Order 9-20Stay at Home Order: general stay-at-home directive; closure of non-essential businesses; definition of Essential Businesses and Operations…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-018	Executive Order 21-20Hotspot order for Harrison, Kanawha and Monongalia Counties: five-person gathering limit; mandatory remote work; local occupancy protocols	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Harrison, Kanawha and Monongalia Counties)State	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-019	Executive Order 22-20Hotspot order for Marion County	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Marion County)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-021	Executive Order 24-20Hotspot order for Cabell, Ohio, Wayne and Wood Counties	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Cabell, Ohio, Wayne and Wood Counties)State	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-023	Executive Order 28-20Amendment of EO 16-20: hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers may resume more urgent elective procedures on OHFLAC approval of a…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	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. DUT-WV-017	Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses (Week 2 of the Comeback), as updated July 8, 2020Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses: screening, sick employees, planning, training, cleaning, PPE, contact tracing, telework…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-019	Guidance for Fitness Centers, Gymnasiums, and Recreation Centers (issued May 14, 2020, updated 5 p.m.)Guidance for Fitness Centers, Gymnasiums, and Recreation Centers: 'Operational Restrictions/Requirements'; 40 percent occupancy; equipment…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. WV-020	Executive Order 23-20Golf course operating conditions; suspension of counseling licensure limits, municipal election dates and ABCA license renewal deadlines	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Alcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. WV-029	Executive Order 35-20Testing of all residents and staff of assisted living residences and residential care communities and of all licensed child care center…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer), Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) (July 14, 2020) (Ex. WV-082)
Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer), Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-WV-029)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-004)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-001)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature), 64 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-015)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 30-20 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. WV-024)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 20-20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. WV-017)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule), 64 C.S.R. 17, Food Establishments (legislative rule, version effective July 1, 2019) (Apr. 4, 2019) (Ex. DUT-WV-016)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-2 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-002)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-022)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 27-20 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. WV-022)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-031)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 21-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-011)
DHHR Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC), Nursing Home and Assisted Living Residences COVID-19 Reopening Plan (revised August 21, 2020) (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. WV-080)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores (issued May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-020)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 9-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. WV-009)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 21-20 (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. WV-018)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 22-20 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. WV-019)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 24-20 (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. WV-021)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 28-20 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. WV-023)
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)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses (Week 2 of the Comeback), as updated July 8, 2020 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-017)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), Guidance for Fitness Centers, Gymnasiums, and Recreation Centers (issued May 14, 2020, updated 5 p.m.) (Ex. DUT-WV-019)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 23-20 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. WV-020)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 35-20 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. WV-029)

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