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.