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.