Sec. 10. A person may dispose of a whole waste tire at a land excavation associated with a mineral extraction operation if the:
(1) person:
(A) owns the whole waste tire; and
(B) owns or leases the disposal site; and
(2) waste tire:
(A) has a:
(i) bead width of at least fourteen (14) inches; and
(ii) rim or wheel diameter of at least twenty-four (24) inches;
(B) was used on:
(i) an off-road construction or mining vehicle; or
(ii) off-road construction or mining equipment; and
(C) is buried under at least twenty-five (25) feet of compacted cover.
As added by P.L.132-1997, SEC.2.