(a) In Rains County, the county attorney of Rains County shall perform the duties imposed on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general law.
(b) The county attorney of Rains County is entitled to be compensated by the state in the manner and amount fixed by general law relating to the salary paid to district attorneys by the state. Rains County is also entitled to receive from the state an amount equal to the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act to district attorneys for the payment of staff salaries and expenses of the office.