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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-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-033	'COVID-19 Update as of 3.12.20' (Mar. 12, 2020)Authority's statement on the COVID-19 crisis and 30-day review of contracted events (immediately before the Commonwealth's closure orders)	Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (Board Chairman Gregory Fox; ASM Global as operator)	Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, Pennsylvania (Commonwealth authority operating the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia)State	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Events and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-001	Emergency Order Prohibiting Mass GatheringsEmergency Order Prohibiting Mass Gatherings to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Department of Public Health	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	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. MET-PIT-009	Declaration of Emergency (Declaration of Disaster Emergency) of the City of PittsburghEmergency Declaration: Resolution providing for a Declaration of Emergency issued by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh... as it pertains…	Mayor William Peduto (ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, Resolution 140 of 2020, March 17, 2020)	City of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venues	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-002	Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rules	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-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-PIT-011	Executive Order No. 2020-002 (Subject: COVID-19)Executive Order 2020-002, COVID-19	Mayor William Peduto	City of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. PA-119	Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-026	Press release: Gaming Control Board Suspends Gaming Operations For All CasinosBoard instructs the six casinos still open to conclude all gaming activities and patron entry by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (the…	Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board	Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065	Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL	Pennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-081	Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-083	DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020)Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Child Care (Child Care Centers approved to operate)	Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-067	Amended and reissued state of emergency declaration (playgrounds; self-service food and beverage)Freeholders Amend State of Emergency Declaration (Mar. 18, 2020)	Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)	Camden County, New JerseyCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capWorkplace rules	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. MET-PHL-003	Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-005	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	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. PA-074	Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons to be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	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 Convention Center Authority (Board Chairman Gregory Fox; ASM Global as operator), 'COVID-19 Update as of 3.12.20' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-033)
Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Department of Public Health, Emergency Order Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-001)
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)
Mayor William Peduto (ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, Resolution 140 of 2020, March 17, 2020), Declaration of Emergency (Declaration of Disaster Emergency) of the City of Pittsburgh (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-009)
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)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-002)
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)
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)
Mayor William Peduto, Executive Order No. 2020-002 (Subject: COVID-19) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-011)
Governor Tom Wolf, Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020 (Ex. PA-119)
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Press release: Gaming Control Board Suspends Gaming Operations For All Casinos (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-026)
Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL, Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-081)
Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. PA-083)
Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.), Amended and reissued state of emergency declaration (playgrounds; self-service food and beverage) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-067)
PhilaPort, PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020), Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-003)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-005)
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)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020, Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. PA-074)

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