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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-015	29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5)	United States (applies to Massachusetts private employers; no State plan for the private sector)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058	Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020)Authority's statement on COVID-19 measures and daily communications with public health authorities, preceding the Commonwealth's gathering…	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState	Mar. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-001	Executive Order No. 591Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MA-002	COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076	Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MA-003	COVID-19 Order No. 2Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 People	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-004	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-005	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-031	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-032	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-21-GM-029	BAA 124th Boston Marathon Postponed to September 14Boston Marathon (124th, April 20, 2020; 125th, April 19, 2021)	Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) with the City of Boston	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-017	B.A.A. homepage: '124th Boston Marathon will be virtual' (capture June 4-5, 2020)Boston Marathon 2020 and 2021 (the B.A.A.'s race; tents, staging, barricades, generators and vehicles along 26.2 miles and at the Expo)	Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)	Boston (Hopkinton to Boston), MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5), 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-015)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons), Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Executive Order No. 591 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-001)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-002)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 2 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MA-003)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-004)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-005)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-031)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-032)
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) with the City of Boston, BAA 124th Boston Marathon Postponed to September 14 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-21-GM-029)
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), B.A.A. homepage: '124th Boston Marathon will be virtual' (capture June 4-5, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-22-GM-017)

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