Institutions
Metropolitan Bus Authority
Provides land-based passenger bus services in the metropolitan area and participates in the integrated public-transit system.
Art. 6 ↗About ATI ↗ · Sources consulted:Metropolitan Bus Authority · Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses · AMA
Spanish legal name: Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
- Government level
- State-level
- Branch or grouping
- Executive
- Type
- Public corporation
- Sources consulted
- Oct 18, 2026
What it does
- Develops and administers passenger land-transport facilities and services within its metropolitan remit.Art. 6 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- DTOP publishes AMA routes and their official itineraries.AMA routes ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Its services connect with other transportation modes within the system described by ATI.About ATI ↗ · Sources consulted:
In everyday life
To find an AMA route’s itinerary, consult the official route publication. If the trip combines bus with rail or ferry, also consult ATI’s integrated-system information.AMA routes ↗Plan your trip ↗ · Sources consulted:
How to distinguish it from other institutions
AMA identifies a bus institution and service. ATI coordinates a broader remit that also includes rail and maritime transportation.About ATI ↗ · Sources consulted:
Article 17 of Act 123-2014 authorizes a merger of AMA and ATM subject to conditions and consents. This authorization is not treated as evidence that the merger was completed. Profiles remain separate, and service integration is distinguished from a legal merger.Art. 17(d) ↗ · Sources consulted:
Official services and information
Confirm requirements, forms, and schedules on the linked official portal.
Where it fits
- Administratively attached to: Department of Transportation and Public Works Art. III ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Coordinates with: Integrated Transit Authority About ATI ↗ · Sources consulted:
Map groupings support navigation; they do not themselves establish reporting authority.
Leadership & appointments
AMA operational leadership; DTOP Secretary’s statutory powers
Article III of Plan 6-1971 attaches AMA to DTOP and transfers its former board’s powers to the Secretary. Service integration with ATI is not treated as evidence of a particular leadership appointment or a completed merger.Art. III ↗Art. 17(d) ↗ · Sources consulted:
A name is not published without current verification of the role.
- Appointment
- Verification pending
- Confirmation
- Verification pending
- Term end
- Verification pending
An absent name does not imply a vacancy. Names from the seed report are not automatically treated as current officeholders.
Governance & composition
Plan 6-1971 abolished AMA’s board and transferred its powers to the DTOP Secretary. ATI’s board is not automatically presented as a separate AMA board.Art. III ↗ · Sources consulted:
Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
Open research
Article 17 of Act 123-2014 authorizes a merger of AMA and ATM subject to conditions and consents. This authorization is not treated as evidence that the merger was completed. Profiles remain separate, and service integration is distinguished from a legal merger.Art. 17(d) ↗ · Sources consulted:
Sources & method
The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.
- PR.gov — Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/autoridad-metropolitana-de-autobuses-dpto-dtop-eSources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- Ley 5-1959 — Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/5-1959.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- ATI — misión y sistemas de transporte colectivo ↗https://www.ati.pr.gov/sobre-atiSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- DTOP — rutas de la Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses ↗https://www.dtop.pr.gov/amaSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Ley 123-2014 — Autoridad de Transporte Integrado (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/123-2014.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024
- ATI — tren, autobuses y transporte marítimo ↗https://www.ati.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Plan de Reorganización 6-1971 — DTOP (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/Plan-6-1971.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024