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.