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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-051	Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction EnforcementCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-122	Supplemental Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 3 supplement) reaffirming the construction and commercial landscaping suspension (Emergency Order No. 1, Mar. 20, 2020) and the stay-at-home order (Emergency Order No. 3, Mar. 22, 2020)Supplemental Emergency Order, March 30, 2020	Town of Nantucket (Select Board and Board of Health)	Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MA-012	COVID-19 Order No. 21Order Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People (Extending the Operation of…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-020	Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic for Contractors Working During the MoratoriumCity of Cambridge Commissioners of Inspectional Services' and Public Works' Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19…	Commissioners of Inspectional Services (Ranjit Singanayagam) and Public Works (Owen O'Riordan), City of Cambridge	City of Cambridge (Middlesex County), MassachusettsCity	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-081	ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises ConsumptionAdvisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises Consumption (issued April 3, 2020)	Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission	Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-051	Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	MassachusettsState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-037	Temporary Emergency Order by the Commissioner of Public Health and the City Manager Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling UnitsTemporary Emergency Order... Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents…	Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager	City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-056	MBTA service revision effective Monday, Apr. 6, 2020 (Saturday-level bus schedules; modified subway and Commuter Rail service)MBTA Issues Service Revision Effective Monday, April 6 (updated Apr. 3, 2020)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031	Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update	Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration)	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (State agency)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-005	Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursAdvisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043	News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-052	Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areasOrder of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health (face coverings), April 10, 2020	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-162	Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020)	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)	City of Salem, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-017	Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-095	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 EmergencyMoratorium on non-essential evictions (residential and small-business premises) and foreclosures	General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-052	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-072	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency	Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-052	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency	Massachusetts General Court (H.4647)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-128	COVID-19 Order of April 21, 2020 extending the closure of schools and non-emergency child care through the end of the school year (reported as Order No. 27 (schools) and No. 28 (child care))Extension of school and child-care closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school year (June 29, 2020 for child care)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-013	COVID-19 Order No. 27Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to June 29, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MA-014	COVID-19 Order No. 28Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (for the remainder of the 2019-20 school…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19	Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker	Massachusetts (General Court)State	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-002	Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonOrder Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-116	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19Virtual notarization by electronic video conferencing during the state of emergency	General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-025	COVID-19 Safety Plan - Compliance Affidavit (with Construction Site Best Practices Worksheet, Exhibit A)Boston construction COVID-19 safety affidavit	City of Boston (ISD / PWD)	City of BostonCity	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rules	Primary source read

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-051)
Town of Nantucket (Select Board and Board of Health), Supplemental Emergency Order (Emergency Order No. 3 supplement) reaffirming the construction and commercial landscaping suspension (Emergency Order No. 1, Mar. 20, 2020) and the stay-at-home order (Emergency Order No. 3, Mar. 22, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-122)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 21 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MA-012)
Commissioners of Inspectional Services (Ranjit Singanayagam) and Public Works (Owen O'Riordan), City of Cambridge, Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic for Contractors Working During the Moratorium (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-020)
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, ABCC Advisory Regarding On-Premises Licensees Selling for Off-Premises Consumption (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-081)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MA-051)
Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager, Temporary Emergency Order by the Commissioner of Public Health and the City Manager Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling Units (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-037)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA service revision effective Monday, Apr. 6, 2020 (Saturday-level bus schedules; modified subway and Commuter Rail service) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-056)
Massachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration), Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-005)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement), News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areas (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-052)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent), Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibited (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-162)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker), Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-095)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MA-052)
Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-072)
Massachusetts General Court (H.4647), Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-052)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order of April 21, 2020 extending the closure of schools and non-emergency child care through the end of the school year (reported as Order No. 27 (schools) and No. 28 (child care)) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-128)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 27 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. MA-013)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 28 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. MA-014)
Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039)
Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-002)
General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker), Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-116)
City of Boston (ISD / PWD), COVID-19 Safety Plan - Compliance Affidavit (with Construction Site Best Practices Worksheet, Exhibit A) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-025)

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