Sec. 1. The City of Corpus Christi is hereby authorized and given the power and authority to lease those certain submerged lands described in Section 4 herein and heretofore relinquished by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus Christi, to any person, firm or corporation, owning lands, land fill or shore area adjacent to the described submerged lands, without restriction as to public or private use thereof, upon whatever terms and conditions the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi deems proper, for any period or term not to exceed fifty (50) years.