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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-PA-006	Statute (Act of May 18, 1937, P.L. 654, No. 174)General Safety Law	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	May 18, 1937	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-013	Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5708, Infectious persons	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2010	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-016	Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A)3 Pa.C.S. sec. 5710, Retail food facility and employee cleanliness	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2010	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-013	PA DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 21, 2020), with the Mar. 13, 2020 release 'Department of Corrections Cancels Visits Statewide, Begins Enhanced Screenings of ALL Employees'All visitation suspended effective Mar. 13, 2020; enhanced screening of every person entering a facility; inmates with flu-like symptoms…	Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Secretary John E. Wetzel)	Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020)PA Turnpike Temporarily Will Not Accept Cash To Safeguard Employee and Traveler Health	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Commonwealth instrumentality; 552-mile toll system)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-043	Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021	Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)	Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-049	President Judge Administrative Order No. 7 of 2020In re: Stay of Issuance of Residential Writs of Possession and Stay of Execution of Issued Residential Writs of Possession	President Judge Idee C. Fox and Administrative Judge Jacqueline F. Allen	First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-066	Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)	Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)	Camden County, New JerseyCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-050	Administrative Governing Board Order No. 9 of 2020In re: Declaration [of] Judicial Emergency	Idee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District	First Judicial District of PennsylvaniaCourt	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076	PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021)COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update: Updates on COVID-19 relating to the Port of Philadelphia	PhilaPort	PhilaPort (Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentOrder Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (EEI survey in KC-HIMS three times a day)	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-139	Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021)Pennsylvania hospital daily reporting order and its Aug. 13, 2021 amendment	Secretary / Acting Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-094	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 EmergencyRegulation Waiver - Barbers and Cosmetologists (Mar. 26, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Cosmetology and State Board of Barber Examiners (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-068	Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely)Freeholder Board Extends State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 28, 2020)	Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young)	Camden County, New JerseyCounty	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018	Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentAmended Order Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (facilities…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-019	Order of Court of April 6, 2020 extending the March 16, 2020 order that the Sheriff shall not execute writs of possessionEmergency Judicial Order, Administrative Docket (Writs of Possession)	Christine A. Ward, J.	Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Civil DivisionCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. PA-007	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Building Safety MeasuresOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Building Safety Measures	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-004	Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care FacilitiesEmergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities and Activities of Residents to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel…	Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-047	Order of the Health Commissioner regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesOrder Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (COVID-19)	Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-008	Agency FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for…	Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. PA-008	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (Worker Safety Order)Worker Safety Order (Apr. 15, 2020; enforceable 8:00 p.m. Apr. 19, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-076	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020)Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-048	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)Act 15 of 2020: remote notarial acts (Subchapter D, 57 Pa.C.S. § 5731 et seq.), remote local government meetings, and related emergency…	General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-023	Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order)Authorization for the Conduct of Certain Construction Activity Currently Prohibited by the March 22, 2020 Emergency Order Temporarily…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-054	Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010)Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency	Governor's Office and Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read

General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Act of May 18, 1937, P.L. 654, No. 174) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-006)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-013)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Retail Food Facility Safety Act, 3 Pa.C.S. ch. 57, subch. A) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-016)
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Secretary John E. Wetzel), PA DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 21, 2020), with the Mar. 13, 2020 release 'Department of Corrections Cancels Visits Statewide, Begins Enhanced Screenings of ALL Employees' (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-013)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051)
Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners), Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-043)
President Judge Idee C. Fox and Administrative Judge Jacqueline F. Allen, President Judge Administrative Order No. 7 of 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-049)
Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.), Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-066)
Idee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District, Administrative Governing Board Order No. 9 of 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-050)
PhilaPort, PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070)
Secretary / Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-139)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Cosmetology and State Board of Barber Examiners (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. PA-094)
Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young), Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely) (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-068)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018)
Christine A. Ward, J, Order of Court of April 6, 2020 extending the March 16, 2020 order that the Sheriff shall not execute writs of possession (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-019)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Building Safety Measures (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. PA-007)
Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020), Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-004)
Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Order of the Health Commissioner regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-047)
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Agency FAQ (published PDF) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-008)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (Worker Safety Order) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-008)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020, Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-076)
General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15), Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-048)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020), Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order) (Ex. MET-PHL-023)
Governor's Office and Department of Health, Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010) (Ex. PA-054)

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