In the first major decision to follow new guidance on avoiding development in conservation areas, the Bureau of Land Management has proposed routing the final two stages of the nearly-1,000-mile-long Gateway West Transmission Line Project outside a federal raptor sanctuary. But critics say BLM's proposal sacrifices greater sage grouse habitat and private property -- and ignores the recommendation of the agency's own advisory council. It could delay the line for years or even doom its last segments, they warn.