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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-026	State University System Statement on COVID-19 (March 11, 2020)Direction that all State universities move to remote instruction for two weeks following spring break and that students remain away from…	Board of Governors, State University System of Florida	State University System of Florida, Board of Governors; State levelState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019	NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)COVID-19 Response notice on njmvc.gov home page	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020)	New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-012	News release, 'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System: Non-campground outdoor areas of parks, including trails…	California State Parks	California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085	DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020	Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)	Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099	PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopenedPennDOT Reopens Select Rest Areas for Truck Parking	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (30 PennDOT rest areas statewide; 13 reopened for truck parking on I-79, I-80 and I-81)State	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105	MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)State	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-022	News release, 'ODFW fish hatcheries to close to visitors as precaution against COVID-19'ODFW fish hatcheries to close to visitors as precaution against COVID-19	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-001	News release, 'Texas State Parks, TPWD Facilities Limit Operations' (closure of park headquarters, visitor centers, park stores, law-enforcement and boat-registration offices to the public)Texas State Parks to Close Public-Serving Facilities and Programs Starting at 12 p.m. March 19; Law Enforcement, Boat Registration Offices…	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOther	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. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-005	News Release NR20-037, 'All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now Closed'03/20/20 - All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now Closed	DLNR (Chair Suzanne Case); Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Division of State Parks	Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (State agency; Divisions of State Parks, Boating and Ocean Recreation, Forestry and Wildlife)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007	WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensionsDMV service centers closed Friday, March 20 (release of March 19, 2020)	Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation')	Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077	News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-026	OPRD website, 'COVID-19 Impacts: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department closures' (all campgrounds closed; day-use areas, restrooms, trails and boat launches closed in part; limited camping from June 9, 2020), as captured May 31, 2020Oregon State Parks closures (COVID-19 Response)	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (State agency)State	May 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-041	News release, 'Camping on state lands to close through April 30' (closure of all State campgrounds on Parks, WDFW and DNR lands)Camping on state lands to close through April 30	WDFW, Washington State Parks and DNR (joint announcement)	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and Department of Natural Resources (State agencies, joint action)State	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-013	News release, 'California State Parks Announces Steps to Reduce Crowds at State Parks' (vehicular access closed at some units; full closures reserved)California State Parks Announces Steps to Reduce Crowds at State Parks to Help Slow Down the Spread of Coronavirus	California State Parks	California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-002	BMV news release: BMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch OptionsBMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch Options	Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (news release announcing the Governor's closure of State offices)	Indiana (State agency: Bureau of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022	Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates: all Driver Services Centers offering limited services	Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security	Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division)State	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-029	Alaska State Parks website statement of Mar. 27, 2020 (COVID-19 operations; park buildings to remain closed; public use cabins open), as captured Mar. 30, 2020Alaska State Parks COVID-19 statement (Mar. 27, 2020)	Alaska State Parks	Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (State agency)State	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032	Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: 'March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]' (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to COVID-19 (Bureau of Parks and Lands updates of Mar. 20, 24 and 26, 2020)	Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet Mills	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands (State agency)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-015	DMV news release: DMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to PublicDMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to Public	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-018	DMV news release of March 26, 2020: field offices temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27; Virtual Field Office from April 2DMV field offices temporarily closed to the public statewide (release of March 26, 2020)	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-039	NMAA release, '2020 State Spirit, Spring Sports, & Activities Cancelled' (March 27, 2020)Cancellation of the 2020 State Spirit Championships, the spring sports season and all remaining activities for the 2019-20 year, including…	New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors, reciting Secretary of Public Education Ryan Stewart	New Mexico Activities Association (statewide association of member schools), acting on the New Mexico Public Education Department's closure directive; State levelState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-014	News release, 'UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Vehicular Access at all State Parks'UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Vehicular Access at all State Parks	California State Parks	California Department of Parks and Recreation (State agency)State	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-030	New York State Parks website 'COVID-19 Update' (all campgrounds, cabins, cottages and pavilions/shelters closed through April 30; all playgrounds, athletic courts and sport fields closed; all 2020 camping and pavilion reservations suspended), as captured Mar. 31, 2020New York State Parks COVID-19 Update (Mar. 31, 2020)	New York State Parks	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State agency)State	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-012	Remote Learning Recommendations During COVID-19 Emergency (March 27, 2020)Statewide remote-learning recommendations governing instruction, engagement thresholds and grading during the mandatory Remote Learning Days…	Illinois State Board of Education, Remote Learning Advisory Group, State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala	Illinois State Board of Education; State levelState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careOther	Primary source read

Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, State University System Statement on COVID-19 (March 11, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-026)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020), NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019)
California State Parks, News release, 'California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-012)
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopened (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, News release, 'ODFW fish hatcheries to close to visitors as precaution against COVID-19' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-022)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, News release, 'Texas State Parks, TPWD Facilities Limit Operations' (closure of park headquarters, visitor centers, park stores, law-enforcement and boat-registration offices to the public) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-001)
PhilaPort, PhilaPort COVID-19 Updates (page first published Mar. 25, 2020; updates through June 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-076)
DLNR (Chair Suzanne Case); Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Division of State Parks, News Release NR20-037, 'All Commercial Ocean & Trail Tours and All Hawaii State Parks Now Closed' (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-005)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles ('Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation'), WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensions (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-007)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, OPRD website, 'COVID-19 Impacts: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department closures' (all campgrounds closed; day-use areas, restrooms, trails and boat launches closed in part; limited camping from June 9, 2020), as captured May 31, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-026)
WDFW, Washington State Parks and DNR (joint announcement), News release, 'Camping on state lands to close through April 30' (closure of all State campgrounds on Parks, WDFW and DNR lands) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-041)
California State Parks, News release, 'California State Parks Announces Steps to Reduce Crowds at State Parks' (vehicular access closed at some units; full closures reserved) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-013)
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (news release announcing the Governor's closure of State offices), BMV news release: BMV Announces 2-Week Branch Closure and Available Out-of-Branch Options (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-002)
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020) (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022)
Alaska State Parks, Alaska State Parks website statement of Mar. 27, 2020 (COVID-19 operations; park buildings to remain closed; public use cabins open), as captured Mar. 30, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-029)
Bureau of Parks and Lands (Director Andy Cutko), with the support of Governor Janet Mills, Bureau of Parks and Lands COVID-19 updates: 'March 26, 2020: Select Coastal State Parks Closed Due to [COVID-19]' (Reid, Popham Beach, Fort Popham and other Midcoast and Southern Maine coastal parks and beaches closed Mar. 27 - Apr. 8, 2020; playgrounds closed until further notice), as captured Mar. 28, 2020 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-032)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to Public (June 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-015)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release of March 26, 2020: field offices temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27; Virtual Field Office from April 2 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-018)
New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors, reciting Secretary of Public Education Ryan Stewart, NMAA release, '2020 State Spirit, Spring Sports, & Activities Cancelled' (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-039)
California State Parks, News release, 'UPDATE: California State Parks Closes Vehicular Access at all State Parks' (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-014)
New York State Parks, New York State Parks website 'COVID-19 Update' (all campgrounds, cabins, cottages and pavilions/shelters closed through April 30; all playgrounds, athletic courts and sport fields closed; all 2020 camping and pavilion reservations suspended), as captured Mar. 31, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-030)
Illinois State Board of Education, Remote Learning Advisory Group, State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala, Remote Learning Recommendations During COVID-19 Emergency (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-012)

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