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.