; (C) coordinate initiatives carried out under this section with other statewide telecommunication and broadband plans and State and local transportation and land use plans; and (D) develop strategies to minimize repeated excavations that involve the installation of broadband infrastructure in a right-of-way. (2) Priority If a State chooses to provide for the installation of broadband infrastructure in the right-of-way of an applicable Federal-aid highway under this subsection in a given case, the State department of transportation shall carry out any appropriate measures to ensure that any existing broadband infrastructure entities are not disadvantaged, as compared to other broadband infrastructure entities, with respect to the program under this subsection. (d) Effect of section This section applies only to activities for which obligations or expenditures are initially approved on or after the date of enactment of this Act. Nothing in this section establishes a mandate or requirement, or authorizes the Secretary to establish a mandate or requirement, that a State install broadband infrastructure in a highway right-of-way. 9. National broadband facilities asset database (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Communications facility installation The term communications facility installation includes— (A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and (B) any antenna or apparatus that— (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency; (ii) is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Federal Communications Commission or is using duly authorized devices that do not require individual licenses