CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire is considering selling off
naming rights to its rest areas to help pay for their upkeep,
though some lawmakers are skeptical about how such a scheme
would work.  New Hampshire has 16 state-operated rest areas --
far more than are found in neighboring Maine and Vermont --
though a handful are open only in the summer and three were
recently closed altogether.  The Senate Transportation Committee
heard public comment Tuesday on a bill that would both create a
committee to study the closed facilities and authorize the two
state agencies involved in running the rest areas to solicit
requests to sponsor them or purchase naming rights.  Rep. Gene
Chandler, R-Bartlett, said lawmakers shouldn't wait for the
study results before pursuing the sponsorship idea. The closed
rest areas, and poor conditions at some others, are giving the
state a black eye, he said, and something needs to be done
sooner rather than later.  "I have no idea whether this will
generate any money. I think that i