; (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) Appropriate State agency The term appropriate State agency means a State governmental agency that is recognized by the executive branch of the State as having the experience necessary to evaluate and carry out projects relating to the proper and effective installation and operation of broadband infrastructure. (3) Broadband The term broadband has the meaning given the term advanced telecommunications capability in section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ( 47 U.S.C. 1302 ). (4) Broadband infrastructure The term broadband infrastructure means any buried, underground, or aerial facility, and any wireless or wireline connection that enables the provision of broadband. (5) Broadband infrastructure entity The term broadband infrastructure entity means any entity, including a State or local entity or a public-private partnership (between a State or local entity and a private entity), that— (A) installs, owns, or operates broadband infrastructure; and (B) provides broadband in a manner consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, as determined by the State. (6) Dig once requirement The term dig once requirement means a requirement designed to reduce the number and scale of repeated excavations for the installation and maintenance of broadband facilities in rights-of-way. (7) State The term State means— (A) a State; (B) the District of Columbia