A person may dispose of a whole waste tire at a land excavation associated with a mineral extraction operation if the:

1. (1) person:

   1. (A) owns the whole waste tire; and
   2. (B) owns or leases the disposal site; and

2. (2) waste tire:

   1. (A) has a:

      1. (i) bead width of at least fourteen (14) inches; and
      2. (ii) rim or wheel diameter of at least twenty-four (24) inches;

   2. (B) was used on:

      1. (i) an off-road construction or mining vehicle; or
      2. (ii) off-road construction or mining equipment; and
   3. (C) is buried under at least twenty-five (25) feet of compacted cover.

As added by P.L.132-1997, SEC.2.