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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-MSP-021	Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page)City of Saint Paul Emergency Executive Orders 2020-1 through 2022-18 and the emergency declaration continuations (full text as published by…	Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management)	City of Saint Paul, MinnesotaCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-048	Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020)Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-038	Emergency Executive Order 2021-22Outdoor operations in the right of way continue without COVID-19 capacity, party-size or distancing restrictions; C-19 licenses and permits…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	May 24, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-064	Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021Court operations in transitional phase June 14 - Sept. 6, 2021: in-person criminal jury trials and major hearings; all other proceedings…	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-053	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed June 28, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	June 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-058	Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergencyExtension of COVID-19 Human Services Program Modifications	Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	June 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-054	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 30, 2021)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-062	Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…	University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)	University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)State	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-041	Emergency Executive Order 2021-33Face coverings required indoors at all City-controlled property for all individuals regardless of vaccination status; all businesses…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-051	Face coverings required at all county facilities (decision following the Board meeting of August 3, 2021)Face coverings required at county facilities (posted August 4, 2021)	Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release)	Ramsey CountyCounty	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-047	Face coverings required of all visitors to county facilities (August 2021)Visiting county buildings: 'All visitors to county facilities are required to wear face coverings'	Hennepin County (County COVID-19 page)	Hennepin CountyCounty	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-044	Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021)Extending EEO 2020-3, 2020-4, 2020-29, 2020-33, 2020-44 (2021-35) and EEO 2021-33 face covering requirement at City-controlled facilities…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Sept. 9, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-006	Minn. Stat. ch. 12 (2020), Emergency ManagementEmergency Management Act: Governor's powers (§ 12.21), peacetime emergency declaration (§ 12.31 subd. 2), force and effect of orders (§…	Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996, Minn. Stat. ch. 12, as amended)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management), Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-021)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020) (Ex. MN-048)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-22 (May 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-038)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page), Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021 (Ex. MET-MSP-064)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed June 28, 2021) (Ex. MN-053)
Minnesota Legislature (2021 First Special Session), signed by Governor Tim Walz, Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 7 (health and human services omnibus), sections extending Department of Human Services COVID-19 waivers and modifications after the peacetime emergency (June 29, 2021) (Ex. MN-058)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 30, 2021) (Ex. MN-054)
University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President), Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021) (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-062)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-33 (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-041)
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release), Face coverings required at all county facilities (decision following the Board meeting of August 3, 2021) (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-051)
Hennepin County (County COVID-19 page), Face coverings required of all visitors to county facilities (August 2021) (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-047)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021) (Sept. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-044)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996, Minn. Stat. ch. 12, as amended), Minn. Stat. ch. 12 (2020), Emergency Management (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-006)

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