(1)
(a) Before September 15 of each year, the department shall estimate the total number of annual county correctional facility bed spaces that are required for state inmates in the upcoming fiscal year, including the annual number of bed spaces that shall be dedicated to:
(i) a treatment program for state inmates under Subsection 64-13e-103(2)(a)(i); and
(ii) an alternative treatment program for state inmates under Subsection 64-13e-103(2)(a)(ii).
(b) The department's estimates described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be based upon:
(i) a review of the annual numbers of county correctional facility bed spaces used for state inmates during the preceding years; and
(ii) any other information relevant to the department.
(2) The department shall inform each county of the estimates described in Subsection (1)(a).