The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) is a regional governmental organization which consists of representation of a large number of public agencies within Monterey County, Santa Cruz County and San Benito County, California. AMBAG has a broad charter of research and governmental oversight for a variety of functions including elements of land planning, natural resource conservation, energy, transportation, and economic development. The following governmental entities are members of AMBAG:
AMBAG was first organized in 1968 for the purpose of regional co-operation and problem solving. It was formed as a Joint Power Authority (JPA) governed by a Board of 24 Directors, who are elected officials from each city and county within the Monterey Bay area.
The organization's main function is to perform metropolitan level transportation planning, acting as Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and a Council of Governments (COG).
Membership within the organization is completely voluntary and funding of the organization comes from both state and federal transport grants in addition to its annual membership dues.
The board of directors, in the year 2026, are as follows: