Amends GS 143-215.6B, providing that any person who intentionally withholds or omits information that is material to a permitting or certification determination, or commits another act under existing law is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Adds that the Environmental Management Commission (Commission) must deny the permit or certification if a person intentionally withholds material information or knowingly makes a false statement in an application to the Commission for a permit or certification or in any supporting document. Enacts new subsection (i) to GS 143-215.1, directing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to conduct an environmental compliance review of each applicant for a water quality permit or certification, as specified, and to determine the extent to which the applicant or applicable party has substantially complied with requirements, as detailed. Makes a conforming change to GS 143-215.6B(b) (but appears to amend GS 143-215.1(b)) to remove certain compliance oversight from the list of the Commission’s powers. Applies to applications for permits and certifications submitted on or after the date the act becomes law.