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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-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014	Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020)PUC Suspends Door-to-Door, In-Person Marketing Activities for Energy Suppliers During Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254	Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
Ex. ECO-C-117	Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendmentsRemote notarization (57 Pa.C.S. § 306 temporary authorization); remote meetings of local government bodies; property-tax and other emergency…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-076	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020)Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-048	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)Act 15 of 2020: remote notarial acts (Subchapter D, 57 Pa.C.S. § 5731 et seq.), remote local government meetings, and related emergency…	General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-062	Act 15 of 2020An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety)... providing for COVID-19 disaster emergency (including remote notarial acts)	Pennsylvania General Assembly (S.B. 841)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. PA-097	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Gives Dentists and Dental Hygienists Alternatives to Live-Patient Clinical Licensing Exam During COVID-19 EmergencySummary - Dentist and Dental Hygienist Waivers (Apr. 24, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Dentistry (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-070	Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and PenaltiesEmergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and Penalties	Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Apr. 29, 2020; Law Department Apr. 30, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)City	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. PA-098	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Extends Application Expiration Dates for Real Estate AppraisersWaiver - Real Estate Appraisers (May 4, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. PA-055	Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-19-015	Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020)Fingerprinting FAQs: IdentoGO site closures, appointment-only service and Act 18 deadline extension	Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA)	PennsylvaniaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-075	Act 21 of 2020 - Liquor Code: prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergencyLiquor Code - Prepared Beverages and Mixed Drinks for Off-Premises Consumption During Disaster Emergency and Local Option	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf May 21, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-028	Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000)An Ordinance amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled 'Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency…	Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor)	City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Council)City	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-090	Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)	United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)	Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)Court	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-068	Order of the Governor Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief - Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant ProgramOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief-Mortgage and Rental…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-015	Press release, 'PUC Enhances Utility Protections for Families & Businesses Struggling with Financial Impact of COVID-19' (October 8, 2020), reporting the Commission's order modifying the March 13, 2020 Emergency OrderTermination moratorium lifted effective November 9, 2020 for customers able to pay; no terminations for residential customers within 300…	Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Motion adopted at the October 8, 2020 public meeting; order entered at Docket M-2020-3019244)	Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011	Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report ResultsOrder Requiring Reporting of Antigen Test Results (health care providers, practitioners, employers and other entities administering…	Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	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 Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254, Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf, Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendments (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-117)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020, Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-076)
General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15), Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-048)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (S.B. 841), Act 15 of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-062)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Dentistry (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Gives Dentists and Dental Hygienists Alternatives to Live-Patient Clinical Licensing Exam During COVID-19 Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. PA-097)
Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Apr. 29, 2020; Law Department Apr. 30, 2020), Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and Penalties (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-070)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Extends Application Expiration Dates for Real Estate Appraisers (May 4, 2020) (Ex. PA-098)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (May 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-055)
Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA), Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-19-015)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf May 21, 2020, Act 21 of 2020 - Liquor Code: prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency (May 21, 2020) (Ex. PA-075)
Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor), Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000) (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-028)
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.), Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional) (Ex. PA-090)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief - Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant Program (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. PA-068)
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Motion adopted at the October 8, 2020 public meeting; order entered at Docket M-2020-3019244), Press release, 'PUC Enhances Utility Protections for Families & Businesses Struggling with Financial Impact of COVID-19' (October 8, 2020), reporting the Commission's order modifying the March 13, 2020 Emergency Order (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-015)
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report Results (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011)