Amend HB 3120, in SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section
45.133, Government Code (Senate Committee Printing, page 1, between
lines 40 and 41), by inserting the following:
      (d)  The county attorney of Carson County may not engage in
the private practice of law but may complete all civil cases that
are not in conflict with the interest of Carson County and that are
pending in court before the county attorney takes office.  The
county attorney may not accept a fee from an attorney to whom the
county attorney has referred a case.  This subsection applies to
the county attorney of Carson County and any assistant of the
county attorney if, from all state and county funds received, the
county attorney or assistant receives a salary that is equal to or
more than 80 percent of the benchmark salary.  This subsection does
not apply to the county attorney of Carson County if the county
attorney files with the county auditor an annual written waiver of
the amount of compensation that is equal to or exceeds 80 percent
of the benchmark salary.  An amount waived under this subsection
shall be used for expenses of the county attorney's office.  This
subsection does not apply to the county attorney of Carson County
if, before September 1, 1999, the county attorney was paid in
excess of the benchmark salary by the county in which the
prosecutor serves.
      (e)  In this section, "benchmark salary" means the salary
that is provided for a district judge in the General Appropriations
Act.