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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. WA-001	Proclamation 20-05Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19), all counties	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Feb. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-005	Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation of Civil Emergency	Mayor Jenny A. Durkan	City of Seattle, WashingtonCity	Mar. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-051	Health Officer's Order No. 20-056: Declaration of Public Health Emergency and Suspension of Formal Bidding RequirementsHealth Officer's Order No. 20-056	Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Interim Health Officer, Snohomish Health District	Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)County	Mar. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-044	Proclamation of Emergency, Pierce County, Washington (COVID-19)Proclamation of Emergency	Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier (recommended by Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; approved as to form by the Prosecuting Attorney)	Pierce County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. WA-008	Proclamation 20-12Higher education: prohibition on in-person classes at universities, colleges, technical schools and apprenticeship programs	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. WA-004	Proclamation 20-08Amending Proclamations 20-05, 20-06 and 20-07: K-12 school closures in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. WA-005	Proclamation 20-09Statewide K-12 School Closures	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-042	Proclamation 20-12 (Higher Education) and its amendments 20-12.1 through 20-12.5 (including 20-12.4 of July 12, 2021)COVID-19 Higher Education	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-021	Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020King County Metro to discontinue fare collections, direct riders to board buses at rear doors, beginning March 21	King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine)	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit; also reports Sound Transit and Seattle Streetcar)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-039	Mayoral Directive: Stay Home, Protect Public HealthCity of Everett Mayoral Directive, Stay Home, Protect Public Health	Mayor Cassie Franklin	City of Everett, Snohomish County, WashingtonCity	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-109	Proclamation 20-25Stay Home - Stay Healthy	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-069	Temporary No-Action Relief for Registrants Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak (announcement of March 24, 2020)Temporary No-action Relief for Registrants Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak	Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division	Washington; Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (State securities regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-031	Executive release: emergency child care for the children of essential workers during the school closuresKing County child care for essential workers (Mar. 24, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-022	Proclamation 20-31Department of Children, Youth, and Families - Child Care and Background Checks	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. WA-109	Real Estate COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021; Phase 3 changes March 17, 2021)Real Estate COVID-19 Requirements	Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.	WashingtonState	June 2, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019	WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 'as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border'Start of state ferry service to Canada suspended until April 26 due to COVID-19 situation	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)	Washington (Anacortes - Friday Harbor - Sidney, British Columbia route)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-020	WSDOT news release, Mar. 23, 2020: all state ferries to remain on winter sailing schedules through at least Apr. 25, 2020; spring service additions cancelled; San Juan Islands vehicle reservations Mar. 29-Apr. 25 cancelled; ridership down 40 percentState ferries to remain on winter sailing schedules through April 25 due to lower demand	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)	Washington (all WSF routes)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-021	WSDOT news release, Mar. 26, 2020: central Puget Sound routes to a reduced service plan from Mar. 29 through at least Apr. 25, 2020; Seattle/Bainbridge and Seattle/Bremerton sailings cut about half; Triangle route to two boats (about one-third fewer sailings); final round trips suspended; ridership down about 60 percent, walk-ons down more than 80 percentState ferries to reduce service in central Puget Sound beginning Sunday, March 29	Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF); Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar	Washington (central Puget Sound routes: Seattle/Bainbridge, Seattle/Bremerton, Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth, Mukilteo/Clinton, Edmonds/Kingston)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. WA-024	Proclamation 20-25.1Extending Stay Home - Stay Healthy to May 4, 2020	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-045	TriMet COVID-19 service alert (captured Apr. 3, 2020): buses limited to 10-15 riders at a time to promote social distancing; reduced service from Apr. 5, 2020 line by line (MAX to 15 minutes, weekends on Sunday service; many bus lines to Saturday schedules or cut 50-60 percent; 272-PDX Night Bus suspended); 'Transit should only be used if necessary to access food, medicine and essential employment'COVID-19 Update - Reduced Service (Buses will be limited to 10-15 riders at a time in order to promote social distancing)	Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)	Oregon (Portland metropolitan area: Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties)Sector regulator	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. WA-026	Proclamation 20-09.1Statewide K-12 School Closures (extension through the 2019-20 school year)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-121	Proclamation 20-46, High-Risk Employees - Workers' RightsProclamation 20-46: employers prohibited from failing to accommodate high-risk employees (alternative work, telework, leave with job…	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-087	Order No. 25700-B-615, Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court OperationsRevised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations (civil jury trials suspended until after May 4, 2020; non-emergency civil matters…	Supreme Court of Washington (Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens)	WashingtonCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. WA-027	Proclamation 20-46High-Risk Employees - Workers' Rights	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-010	Proclamation 20-50 (amending Proclamation 20-05), 'Reducing Prison Population'Waiver and suspension of statutes limiting the Department of Corrections' ability to reduce the incarcerated population (Rapid Reentry…	Governor Jay Inslee	Washington (Governor; Department of Corrections; Washington National Guard and State Guard); State levelState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read

Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-05 (Feb. 29, 2020) (Ex. WA-001)
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-005)
Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Interim Health Officer, Snohomish Health District, Health Officer's Order No. 20-056: Declaration of Public Health Emergency and Suspension of Formal Bidding Requirements (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-051)
Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier (recommended by Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; approved as to form by the Prosecuting Attorney), Proclamation of Emergency, Pierce County, Washington (COVID-19) (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-044)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-12 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. WA-008)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-08 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. WA-004)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-09 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. WA-005)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-12 (Higher Education) and its amendments 20-12.1 through 20-12.5 (including 20-12.4 of July 12, 2021) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-042)
King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine), Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-021)
Mayor Cassie Franklin, Mayoral Directive: Stay Home, Protect Public Health (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-039)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-25 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-109)
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division, Temporary No-Action Relief for Registrants Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak (announcement of March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-069)
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive release: emergency child care for the children of essential workers during the school closures (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-031)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-31 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. WA-022)
Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq, Real Estate COVID-19 Requirements (Phases 1-3; archived version updated June 2, 2021; Phase 3 changes March 17, 2021) (Ex. WA-109)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 'as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Mar. 23, 2020: all state ferries to remain on winter sailing schedules through at least Apr. 25, 2020; spring service additions cancelled; San Juan Islands vehicle reservations Mar. 29-Apr. 25 cancelled; ridership down 40 percent (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-020)
Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF); Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar, WSDOT news release, Mar. 26, 2020: central Puget Sound routes to a reduced service plan from Mar. 29 through at least Apr. 25, 2020; Seattle/Bainbridge and Seattle/Bremerton sailings cut about half; Triangle route to two boats (about one-third fewer sailings); final round trips suspended; ridership down about 60 percent, walk-ons down more than 80 percent (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-021)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-25.1 (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. WA-024)
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), TriMet COVID-19 service alert (captured Apr. 3, 2020): buses limited to 10-15 riders at a time to promote social distancing; reduced service from Apr. 5, 2020 line by line (MAX to 15 minutes, weekends on Sunday service; many bus lines to Saturday schedules or cut 50-60 percent; 272-PDX Night Bus suspended); 'Transit should only be used if necessary to access food, medicine and essential employment' (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-045)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-09.1 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. WA-026)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-46, High-Risk Employees - Workers' Rights (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-121)
Supreme Court of Washington (Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens), Order No. 25700-B-615, Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-087)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-46 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. WA-027)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-50 (amending Proclamation 20-05), 'Reducing Prison Population' (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-010)

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