; (ii) of all projects within the highway right-of-way for which Federal funding is expected to be obligated in the subsequent fiscal year; and (iii) any opportunities for coordination identified by the State under subparagraph (C). (2) Priority If a State provides for the installation of broadband infrastructure in the right-of-way of an applicable Federal-aid highway project under this subsection, the State department of transportation, along with appropriate State agencies, 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. (3) Effect of subsection This subsection shall apply only to activities for which Federal obligations or expenditures are initially approved on or after the date regulations required under this subsection become effective. Nothing in this section establishes a mandate or requirement that a State install or allow the installation of broadband infrastructure in a highway right-of-way. Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to withhold or reserve funds or approval of a project under title 23, United States Code. (c) Dig Once Funding Task Force (1) Establishment There is established an independent task force on funding for dig once to be known as the Dig Once Funding Task Force (hereinafter referred to as the Task Force ). (2) Duties The duties of the Task Force shall be to— (A) estimate the annual cost for a nationwide dig once requirement; and (B) propose and evaluate options for funding a nationwide dig once requirement that includes— (i) a discussion of the role of— (I) the Federal Government; (II) State, local, and Tribal governments; and (III) broadband infrastructure entities