Amend HB 1516, SECTION 2, Article 11.071, Code of Criminal
Procedure, by striking Sec. 2A(a) and (b) (page 4, lines 17-page 5,
line 1) and replacing it with the following:
Sec. 2A. STATE REIMBURSEMENT; COUNTY OBLIGATION. (a) The
state shall reimburse a county for compensation of counsel under
Section 2 and payment of expenses under Section 3. The total
amount of reimbursement to which a county is entitled under this
section for an application under this article may not exceed
$25,000. Compensation and expenses in excess of the $25,000
reimbursement provided by the state are the obligation of the
county.
(b) A convicting court seeking reimbursement for a county
shall certify to the comptroller of public accounts the amount of
compensation that the county is entitled to receive under this
section. The comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant
to the county in the amount certified by the convicting court, not
to exceed $25,000.