(a) A supernumerary district attorney for the Thirty-sixth Judicial Circuit shall receive as additional compensation payable from the county general fund of the county within the circuit, an amount equal to the amount received by any retired circuit judge for the Thirty-sixth Judicial Circuit as authorized by general law and Section 45-40-80.02. The additional compensation provided in this section shall be supplemental to the salary or compensation paid to a supernumerary district attorney by the state and shall be paid out of the general fund in 12 equal monthly installments on warrants drawn against the fund.
(b) This section shall be applicable only to persons granted supernumerary status after May 7, 1992.