461.43—Under what circumstances may the Secretary waive the maintenance of effort requirement?
(a)
The Secretary may waive, for one year only, the maintenance of effort requirement in § 461.42 if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, the following:
(b)
The Secretary does not consider a tax initiative or referendum to be an exceptional or uncontrollable circumstance.