A smart growth initiative for areas likely to be affected by BRAC received wide support from local governments and community groups Wednesday, but some proponents said the plan needs stricter requirements for determining which areas can get benefits.

“It’s a BRAC revitalization bill, but it doesn’t require that there is a link to BRAC,” said Dan Pontious, acting executive director of the nonprofit, Baltimore-based Citizens Planning and Housing Association, which supports the bill overall.