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It resulted from legislation on surplus tires sponsored by Sen. Ray Powers and Rep. Bill Swenson. To qualify, companies must be technology-based, must be located in Colorado, and must have 50 or fewer employees. They must also team with an academic investigator and jointly submit a competitive proposal for review by an advisory board of industry leaders and technical experts from the Colorado business community, academia and government. Priority is given to joint proposals from entrepreneurs and university investigators who demonstrate the highest potential for sustainable commercial success in reducing large amounts of waste tires. TIRE-TAP is administered by the Colorado Advanced Materials Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.