Amend HB 1516 on 3rd Reading, in SECTION 2, in added Section
2A, Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding
Subsection (c) to read as follows:
      (c) The limitation imposed by this section on the
reimbursement by the state to a county for compensation of counsel
and payment of reasonable expenses does not prohibit a county from
compensating counsel and reimbursing expenses in an amount that is
in excess of the amount the county receives from the state as
reimbursement, and a county is specifically granted discretion by
this subsection to make payments in excess of the state
reimbursement.