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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. 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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100	PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	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-091	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus EmergencyTelemedicine Summary (Mar. 18, 2020)	Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f))	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-140	Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Pennsylvania life-sustaining business orders and list (elective procedures prohibited); DOH ASF guidance	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-053	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission closure of all 17 service plazas (Mar. 17, 2020) and reopening on Mar. 20, 2020 with restrooms and limited take-out food onlyPA Turnpike to Reopen All 17 Service Plazas Starting Friday Morning: Restrooms and limited food items will be available inside each facility	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (17 service plazas)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-092	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver)Nursing Omnibus Requirement Waiver (Mar. 20, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-058	REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020)DOH directs facilities to cease all dental treatment except urgent and emergency procedures	Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074	DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points 'until further notice'; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transactionTemporary Cashless Tolling to Start Tonight at Seven Commission Toll Bridges - Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19…	Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC)	Pennsylvania and New Jersey (seven DRJTBC toll bridges: Trenton-Morrisville, New Hope-Lambertville, I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg, Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, Milford-Montague)Sector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-041	Reduced Service Schedules effective March 25, 2020 (COVID-19 schedules page)Service Schedules (effective March 25, 2020)	Port Authority of Allegheny County	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Port Authority of Allegheny County service area)Sector regulator	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-093	Department of State summary: Limited Suspension of In-person Regulatory Requirements for Notaries for Real Estate TransactionsNotaries In-person Limited Suspension (Mar. 25, 2020)	Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-007	DRPA 'COVID-19 Travel Information & Updates': all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all four bridges effective 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 until further notice; no collectors in lanes; toll invoices mailed to non-E-ZPass owners; customer-service voicemail onlyBridge Travel Information and COVID-19 Stay-At Home Orders - Cashless tolling only, effective 6 a.m. Thursday, 3/26	Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)	Pennsylvania and New Jersey (Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross Bridges; PATCO)Sector regulator	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-008	DRPA 'Travel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19': cashless tolling in effect from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020; Toll-By-Mail ends May 11; E-ZPass lanes return to account holders and non-E-ZPass customers return to cash lanesTravel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19 - Electronic Tolls Only from March 26 to May 11	Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)	Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges)Sector regulator	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-009	DRPA Toll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions: cash collections suspended on the four bridges from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; toll collectors removed; invoices mailed weekly at the cash rate; administrative fees on second noticeToll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions (From March 26, 2020 to May 11, 2020... DRPA suspended cash collections)	Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)	Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges)Sector regulator	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
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. SEC-21-012	Act 13 of 2020 (Act of Mar. 27, 2020, P.L. 62, No. 13)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons To Be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020 (section 1501.8: closure of…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (Senate Bill 751); approved by Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-095	Department of State summary: Temporary Waiver of Rule for Funeral Home Directors During Coronavirus EmergencyRegulation Waiver - Funeral Directors Summary (Mar. 30, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Funeral Directors (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018	Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentAmended Order Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (facilities…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-096	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records)Remote Notarization (Apr. 2, 2020)	Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-004	Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care FacilitiesEmergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities and Activities of Residents to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel…	Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-052	Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical Resources	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-047	Order of the Health Commissioner regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesOrder Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (COVID-19)	Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020	Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)	PennsylvaniaCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read

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)
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)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100)
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)
Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f)), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. PA-091)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-140)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission closure of all 17 service plazas (Mar. 17, 2020) and reopening on Mar. 20, 2020 with restrooms and limited take-out food only (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-053)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-092)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-058)
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)
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points 'until further notice'; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transaction (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074)
Port Authority of Allegheny County, Reduced Service Schedules effective March 25, 2020 (COVID-19 schedules page) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-041)
Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Limited Suspension of In-person Regulatory Requirements for Notaries for Real Estate Transactions (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. PA-093)
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), DRPA 'COVID-19 Travel Information & Updates': all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all four bridges effective 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 until further notice; no collectors in lanes; toll invoices mailed to non-E-ZPass owners; customer-service voicemail only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-007)
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), DRPA 'Travel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19': cashless tolling in effect from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020; Toll-By-Mail ends May 11; E-ZPass lanes return to account holders and non-E-ZPass customers return to cash lanes (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-008)
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), DRPA Toll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions: cash collections suspended on the four bridges from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; toll collectors removed; invoices mailed weekly at the cash rate; administrative fees on second notice (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-009)
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)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (Senate Bill 751); approved by Governor Tom Wolf, Act 13 of 2020 (Act of Mar. 27, 2020, P.L. 62, No. 13) (Ex. SEC-21-012)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Funeral Directors (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Temporary Waiver of Rule for Funeral Home Directors During Coronavirus Emergency (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. PA-095)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018)
Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Allows Remote Notarization of Some Documents During Coronavirus Emergency (estate planning and other records) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. PA-096)
Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020), Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-004)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical Resources (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. PA-052)
Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Order of the Health Commissioner regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-047)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.), Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-020)

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