Sec. 1. All property transferred by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus Christi by the provisions of Chapter 253, Acts of the 49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, and Chapter 68, General Laws, Acts of the 36th Legislature, Regular Session, 1919, may be leased by the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi for such time and under such terms and conditions and for such purposes as determined by the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi to be to the best interest of the city, including the public purposes provided by Section 52-a, Article Iii, Texas Constitution, and Section 380.001(a), Local Government Code. The governing body of the City of Corpus Christi shall lease such property in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the charter of the City of Corpus Christi for leasing lands owned by the city.