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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TN-005	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-14-01, Communicable and Environmental Diseases (compilation dated November 2004…	Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services	TennesseeState	June 7, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-002	Order 3 from the Chief Medical Director: Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home Order (closure of businesses not performing essential services; gatherings of more than ten prohibited)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. TN-004	Executive Order No. 17An Order to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Social Gatherings, Dine-In Service, and Gym Use, and Exposure at Nursing and…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-030	Knox County Health Department Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home Order (closure of businesses not performing essential services)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Public Health Officer and Health Director, Knox County Health Department	Knox County, Tennessee (including the City of Knoxville)County	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. TN-076	Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County)Safer at Home Declaration from the Sumner County Mayor	Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt	Sumner County, Tennessee (Gallatin, Hendersonville)County	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-007	Executive Order No. 22An Order Directing Tennesseans to Stay Home Unless Engaging in Essential Activities to Limit Their Exposure to and Spread of COVID-19…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-077	Extension of Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County)Extension of Safer at Home Declaration: Mar. 31 to Apr. 7, 2020	Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt	Sumner County, TennesseeCounty	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. TN-013	Executive Order No. 30An Order Allowing Tennesseans to Return to Work Safely While Encouraging Continued Adherence to Health Guidelines to Limit the Spread of…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-018	Executive Order No. 38An Order Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-020	Executive Order No. 50An Order to Facilitate and Respond to Continuing Effects of COVID-19 by Extending Executive Order Nos. 36 & 38 (as Amended by Executive…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	June 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-059	Tennessee Pledge: Office Buildings guidelinesTennessee Pledge: Office Buildings	Governor's Economic Recovery Group	TennesseeState	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-010	Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7…	Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-027	Executive Order No. 70An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 and Preserve Health Care Capacity by Limiting Gatherings and Spectator Events and Urging Working…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Dec. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-071	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 16: Formal Issuance of Safer at HomeHealth Directive No. 16, Safer at Home (all businesses except those listed required to close physical locations to the public; retail and…	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-029	Executive Order No. 74An Order Extending, as Amended, Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 70 Relative to Spectator Sports & Athletic Activities	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Jan. 19, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. TN-030	Executive Order No. 75An Order to End Limitations in Executive Order No. 74 Regarding Spectator Sports & Athletic Activities	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Jan. 28, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-003	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609Orders of county health officer (quarantine of a place or person; closure of a public establishment, facility, or building)	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. TN-065	Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575)An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to public health (county boards of health advisory; prohibition on government COVID-19…	Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee	TennesseeState	June 2, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Vaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-017	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-16COVID-19 Vaccination as Condition of Employment Imposed by Private Employers	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	Oct. 6, 2021		Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-075	Shelby County Health Order No. 27Health Order No. 27 (effective October 27, 2021 until November 30, 2021; supersedes Health Order No. 26; school masks continue; indoor…	Shelby County Health Department (Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer; Michelle Taylor, M.D., Dr.P.H., Health Director)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Oct. 27, 2021		Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-066	Public Chapter No. 6, Third Extraordinary Session (2021) (SB 9014 / HB 9077)An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic (Tenn. Code Ann. Title 14)	Tennessee General Assembly (112th, Third Extraordinary Session), signed by Governor Lee	TennesseeState	Nov. 12, 2021		Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-013	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-23-01 (Food Service Establishment), Rules.01(20),.02(7)(a) and.03(3)(b)Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-23-01, Food Service Establishment (compilation dated January 2005, as published by…	Tennessee Department of Health, Division of General Environmental Health	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-005)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department, Order 3 from the Chief Medical Director: Safer at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-002)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 17 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-004)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Public Health Officer and Health Director, Knox County Health Department, Knox County Health Department Safer at Home Order (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-030)
Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt, Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. TN-076)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 22 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. TN-007)
Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt, Extension of Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. TN-077)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. TN-013)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 38 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-018)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 50 (June 29, 2020) (Ex. TN-020)
Governor's Economic Recovery Group, Tennessee Pledge: Office Buildings guidelines (July 23, 2020) (Ex. TN-059)
Tennessee General Assembly, 111th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session; signed by Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, 2020 Tenn. Pub. Acts (2d Ex. Sess.) ch. 1 (SB 8002 / HB 8001), enacted text as Senate Amendment No. 1 (SA8001) adopted August 12, 2020 (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-010)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 70 (Dec. 20, 2020) (Ex. TN-027)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 16: Formal Issuance of Safer at Home (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-071)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 74 (Jan. 19, 2021) (Ex. TN-029)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 75 (Jan. 28, 2021) (Ex. TN-030)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-003)
Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee, Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575) (June 2, 2021) (Ex. TN-065)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-16 (Oct. 6, 2021) (Ex. DUT-TN-017)
Shelby County Health Department (Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer; Michelle Taylor, M.D., Dr.P.H., Health Director), Shelby County Health Order No. 27 (Oct. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-075)
Tennessee General Assembly (112th, Third Extraordinary Session), signed by Governor Lee, Public Chapter No. 6, Third Extraordinary Session (2021) (SB 9014 / HB 9077) (Nov. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-066)
Tennessee Department of Health, Division of General Environmental Health, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-23-01 (Food Service Establishment), Rules.01(20),.02(7)(a) and.03(3)(b) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-013)

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