Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission Act of 2010

This bill would establish a federal commission to address the long-standing impacts of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program on seven Native American tribes in the Dakotas and Nebraska. The program, a massive mid-20th-century infrastructure project, resulted in the flooding of over 550 square miles of tribal land to create dams and reservoirs for flood control and hydroelectric power.

The proposed commission would study the historical damage to these communities—including the loss of fertile farmland and the forced relocation of families—and evaluate whether previous federal compensation was sufficient. Its primary goal would be to develop a comprehensive proposal for full and final compensation to resolve the tribes' remaining legal and financial claims against the government.